New Delhi: Industrialists Mukesh AmbaniReliance Jio Infocomm, which controls India’s largest wireless carrier, said on Wednesday that the country should prioritize the rollout of 5G telecommunications and also ensure that the devices are affordable.
Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Asia’s richest man during the Indian Mobile Congress, said India, the world’s second largest telecom market with over a billion subscribers, should migrate from 2G to 4G and then to 5G at the earliest.
“At Jio, we are currently focused on 4G and 5G execution, and broadband infrastructure expansion.”
His remarks came a week after a top government official said that India is planning to auction 5G airwaves early next year.
Ambani had earlier said that Jio, which counts Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, Qualcomm and Intel among its backers, is confident of being the first to launch 5G services in India.
As part of its technology push, Jio has also developed a home 5G solution.
Google, which last year invested $4.5 billion in Jio’s parent Jio Platforms, has also said it will help the wireless carrier with tech solutions for its enterprise and consumer offerings as it plans to launch 5G services. is making.
Reliance last month launched a low-cost 4G device jointly developed with Google at a price of Rs 6,499 ($86) as part of a plan to woo first-time smartphone buyers. The device is priced at Rs 1,999 and users can pay the rest in monthly installments.
Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Asia’s richest man during the Indian Mobile Congress, said India, the world’s second largest telecom market with over a billion subscribers, should migrate from 2G to 4G and then to 5G at the earliest.
“At Jio, we are currently focused on 4G and 5G execution, and broadband infrastructure expansion.”
His remarks came a week after a top government official said that India is planning to auction 5G airwaves early next year.
Ambani had earlier said that Jio, which counts Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, Qualcomm and Intel among its backers, is confident of being the first to launch 5G services in India.
As part of its technology push, Jio has also developed a home 5G solution.
Google, which last year invested $4.5 billion in Jio’s parent Jio Platforms, has also said it will help the wireless carrier with tech solutions for its enterprise and consumer offerings as it plans to launch 5G services. is making.
Reliance last month launched a low-cost 4G device jointly developed with Google at a price of Rs 6,499 ($86) as part of a plan to woo first-time smartphone buyers. The device is priced at Rs 1,999 and users can pay the rest in monthly installments.
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