Reliance Industries to launch LYF mobile brand for 4G handset
For those waiting anxiously for launch of Reliance Jio services , its good news that Reliance industries (RIL has substantially completed the rollout of Reliance Jio's network across the country and rigorous tests for a pan-India launch are now in full swing.
And to make competition intense, they will launch their brand of mobile handsets named as LYF. According to sources, LYF will have a dual SIM slot and is expected to be available in the market from November -- a month before the scheduled launch of its commercial 4G service.
"In digital services, we have substantially completed the network rollout across the country and initiated the process of beta testing of our network and platforms," chairman Mukesh Ambani said in a statement after declaring the company's results for the quarter ended September 30.
In a filing with exchanges, Reliance said its Jio Infocomm has launched Wi-Fi hotspots across several locations in the country and has entered into accords with some of the state and local authorities to provide such services.
Roll-out of last-mile connectivity for its fibre-to-the-home business is also on. The company, which holds a pan-India unified licence for all net-based services, including voice and data, said that the initial test results on the network were positive.
Gearing up to the commercial launch, RIL said it has informed the Department of Telecom the sharing of spectrum in the 800 MHz band with RCom across seven telecom circles.
The sharing agreement will provide more bandwidth for RJIL to provide its high-speed 4G services
