Reliance jio to deliver all 6 million orders of its JioPhone before diwali

Reliace Jio has started deliveries of its JioPhone, that had received pre-bookings of over 6 million units in August.

The deliveries will be completed within 15 days, according to a PTI report, citing a channel partner of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL).

Deliveries of the low-cost 4G handsets will begin from rural areas and small towns before urban centres, the partner, who did not wish to be named, told PTI.

"The Chairman (Mukesh Ambani) had said that the JioPhone will bridge digital divide between rural and urban India. Therefore, delivery of JioPhone will start this Sunday in rural areas and small towns," the channel partner said. However, Reliance jio has not said anything over the latest buzz. 

According to CyberMedia Research, a total of 61.8 million mobiles were shipped in the second quarter of 2017. With 6 million units of sale, JioPhone is estimated to account for around 10 percent of India's total mobile phone market in a quarter.

Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani had announced that voice calling for customers of JioPhone would always be free and they would get unlimited data for a month against a payment of Rs. 153.

(With PTI inputs)