Reliance Jio,the telecom giant’s next big project Jio Home TV would be launch soon in India if the reports are to be believed. Reliance Jio new service based on Enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) would offer SD or Standard-Definition channels at Rs 200 and SD+HD channels at Rs 400. which is comparatively cheaper than the DTH plans available in the market.But exact timeline on when Jio’s new services will become available is unclear.
JioHomeTV will essentially be an enhanced version of JioBroadcast application, which was being tested by the company for streaming HD content. According to the report, the operator will roll out this feature for all its users, with a rebranded version called Jio Home TV. The application is no longer available on the Google Play Store, according to the report. Now Jio plans to relaunch its JioBroadcast app as JioHomeTV for all users. however, that this piece of information comes from an unconfirmed source and might not be completely accurate.
The Jio Home TV service will perhaps offers live Tv channels without internet connection. Instead, it will be based on eMBMS or Enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service. Reliance Jio may not have plans to launch the Jio DTH service, however, Jio Home TV seems a welcome alternative.
To recall, Reliance Jio said it is testing eMBMS broadcast stream across India in its third-quarter report last year. The eMBMS hybrid technology takes advantage of both TV channel and radio architecture to offer HD content in high volumes to users. Jio users will apparently be able to view most HD quality content offline or without an active Internet connection as these will be placed in broadcast mode by the company.
Reliance Jio is also planning to enter in to the direct to Home (DTH) space with more than 360 channels, at least 50 of which will be in HD. Images of set-top box, said to be that of Jio’s has been leaked multiple times, though it is difficult to figure out which ones are genuine. Reliance Jio’s DTH service is also rumoured to offer a seven-day ‘catchup’ option, allowing users to watch shows they might have missed.
