As per field trial report by brokerage firm Credit Suisse the download speed on 4G network of Reliance Jio during its beta-test phase peaked at 70 megabit per second but remained in 15-30 mbps range on most occasions. The report stated that the download speed of Reliance Jio 4G service was impressive but considered it an empty network. They found urban coverage of RJio network at par with incumbents but said that the rural coverage was poor.In a report by Credit Suisse Research Analysts Sunil Tirumalai and Chunky Shah said that they experienced peak download speed of 70 Mbps during their trials, and on most occasions in the 15-30 Mbps range, even on the move.
A bollywood movie size video can be downloaded at 70 mbps, in about three minutes. In a comparison made by commercially launched 4G service of telecom major Airtel and beta network of Reliance Jio they found Airtel 4G giving 10-20 Mbps, slower than Jio, and 3G network speeds of sub 2Mbps. They found urban coverage of RJio network at par with incumbents but stated rural coverage as poor.
During trials, analysts lost signal 3-4 times when they entered on village roads and a call drop-free RJio network in Mumbai. They experienced seamless phone call experience between RJio and network of other telecom operators. As feared Rjio network turned out to be a strong threat to incumbents. They planned to focus on pricing and marketing execution. Reliance Jio intends launching 4G service very soon. They believe that the speeds will fall once it is commercially launched, as more users will get on to the network but globally 4G is believed to delivered better speed than 3G services. A report said that until the rural network is fixed, RJio could enter into roaming agreements with other operators.
