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While Airtel offers the best 4G speeds, Reliance Jio has the best network coverage, according to a new report by Credit Suisse.
“Jio has good coverage in 80 per cent plus of cities surveyed, compared to less than 30 per cent for the others. The difference is even more stark when compared only with 4G networks of incumbents,” the report said.
“Airtel offers best 4G speeds, Jio is probably bogged down by load. Airtel 4G offers the best download speeds in general (12Mbps+). Jio, Vodafone and Idea are close to each other (7-8Mbps). We suspect Jio’s speeds are impacted by the high load on the network in the free offer period,” it added.
The report said that RJio carries over 90 per cent of all data traffic in the country currently while their network capacity share is closer to 35 per cent.
“We have already started seeing the impact of Jio on the incumbents' numbers (Bharti 3Q). Our study here shows Jio has built a significant lead in terms of network coverage, and the incumbents have a fair amount of catch up to do (especially on 4G). Importantly, going by recently announced enhanced capex plans, the company continues to invest. Overall, we continue to see significant pressure on fundamentals in coming quarters from Jio,” it said.
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