Jio upgrades ₹3,599 annual prepaid plan with 2.5GB daily data and bundled digital benefits

Jio’s 365-day anniversary recharge adds 120GB bonus data, OTT, cloud storage, AI tools and partner vouchers. The plan positions Jio against Airtel’s security and content bundle and Vi’s data rollover and half-day unlimited-data offers.

— Source publishedMon, 7 Sept, 2026, 12:33 IST·First seen Mon, 7 Sept, 2026, 12:38 IST·Source Business Today · Latest

What happened

Reliance Jio upgraded its ₹3,599 annual prepaid plan with 2.5GB daily data, 120GB bonus data, OTT, AI, cloud storage and partner vouchers. Airtel offers

Key facts

  • ₹3,599
  • 365 days
  • 2.5GB/day
  • 2GB/day
  • 120GB bonus data
  • 1,032.5GB potential annual high-speed data
  • 100 SMS/day
  • 18 months
  • 5TB cloud storage
  • 50GB JioAICloud storage

Why this matters

Jio’s bundle highlights partnership opportunities in OTT, AI, cloud and commerce, where exclusive or differentiated benefits can strengthen telecom distribution and customer stickiness.

What to watch

  • Airtel or Vi announcement of revised 365-day plans, added OTT/security benefits or bonus-data offers.
  • Jio disclosures or app signals showing redemption rates for vouchers, cloud storage activation and AI-tool usage.
  • Changes in annual-plan pricing, effective cost per GB, or availability of bonus 120GB data.
  • Growth in Jio app engagement, partner promotions and bundled-service renewals after the recharge launch.
  • Regulatory or industry movement on further tariff hikes, which would make annual lock-in plans more attractive.
  • Airtel is likely to foreground network reliability, fraud protection and premium content in annual-plan refreshes.
  • Vi may extend data rollover, unlimited-data windows or targeted bonus-data packs to retain price-sensitive high-usage prepaid users.
  • Jio may add more merchant-specific vouchers, JioAI/JioCloud storage tiers and device-linked incentives to make annual recharges a broader ecosystem membership.
  • Telecom partners in entertainment, travel, food delivery and retail may seek inclusion in recharge bundles as a lower-cost customer-acquisition channel.