A fire at a data centre at India's largest telecom carrier Reliance Jio caused a nationwide network outage for its users on Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

A data center outage has brought down Reliance Jio Internet services for customers in India. According to a report from Reuters, which cited a source with "direct knowledge of the matter," the cause of the outage was a fire in one of Reliance's data centers. Specifics about the data center experiencing issues were not shared.

Jio, Airtel Down: On September 17, 2024, network disruptions hit users of Jio and Airtel across India, leading to a flurry of complaints on social media platforms. According to data from outage tracker Downdetector, there was a sharp increase in outage reports starting around noon, reflecting widespread connectivity issues for both telecom giants.

Reliance's Jio users on Tuesday reported a network outage across India, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 10,000 Jio users have reported the issue, according to Downdetector,

Reliance Jio users reported connectivity issues across India, primarily in Mumbai. The company confirmed that the minor technical problems have been resolved.

Reliance Jio customers experienced significant connectivity problems today, with many reporting difficulties accessing mobile internet and frequent call drops. The issues appeared to vary by region, but reports indicated that users in Mumbai were particularly affected.

As Jio suffered a severe network failure across the country on Tuesday, netizens flooded social timelines with hilarious tweets and memes. The hashtag #JioDown went viral as consumers joked about the outage.

Reliance Jio users across the country are facing network issues today. According to Downdetector, around 67% users reported no signal issues while 20% said to face mobile internet issues. Around 14% users reported facing issues with JioFiber services.

Jio consumers across India reported major network difficulties on September 17, flocking to social media to express their dissatisfaction. The tracking website Down Detector reported a significant rise in trouble complaints beginning in afternoon.