Telecom major Reliance Communications [Get Quote] on Thursday launched what the company said would be the fastest wireless internet service in the country to date.

The company said the new service called Reliance Netconnect Broadband Plus offers huge potential and would help increase the broadband penetration in the country manifold.

Speaking to reporters, Reliance Communications President Mahesh Prasad said the new service would be available in 35 cities, which covers 80 to 85 per cent potential of broadband users in the country.

To avail of the service, the subscribers will need to buy a device costing Rs 3,500 and select a tariff plan, which varies from monthly charges of Rs 299 going up to Rs 1750. The service will be available from the next week.

Prasad said the company's existing service Netconnect has a subscriber base of 10 lakh (Rs 1 million) and they could consider upgrading their subscription to the new service.

He said the company has upgraded the software in its network for launching the new service which can offer downlink speed of up to 3.1 Mbps and a separate uplink speed of up to 1.8 Mbps offering 30 per cent higher downlink rate in comparison to any other wireless broadband offering.

The new service is best suited for video streaming, video surveillance, rich media content and superior internet browsing, a company press note said.