Reliance Jio and Google has further strengthened its partnership with a set of initiatives announced in 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited. There is a definite push towards democratization of technology and investment in technology infrastructure. This aligns well with the mission both companies are taking the technology to the masses. Reliance says Jio is India’s digital lifeline, while Google has invested heavily in the Google for India Digitization Fund. In fact, Google’s first and largest equity investment from this Rs 75,000 crore fund was in Reliance Jio last year. This year the two companies are working together for a super affordable JioPhone Next 4G smartphone and a 5G partnership between Jio and Google Cloud.
In remarks made during the RIL AGM, the CEOs of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai said the 5G partnership with Jio will help over a billion Indians get faster and better internet, while JioPhone Next will tap into the mission of bringing affordable access to information for Indians in their local spoken languages. JioPhone Next, when it arrives later this year, will be one of the most affordable smartphones not only in India, but globally. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries called it a “truly successful smartphone”. The JioPhone Next will run on Google’s Android operating system, and it is expected that there will be some optimizations to make some features more accessible to the users.
“I’m excited that today, we can announce the next steps in this vision, with a new, affordable Jio smartphone made with Google. Our teams have adapted a version of our . Android OS Specifically for this device. It will come with language and translation features, a great camera and support for the latest Android update,” says Sundar Pichai. JioPhone Next Users will get access to major Android services including Google Play Store. Other features include voice assistant, automatic read-aloud of screen text, language translation and smart camera with augmented reality filters. Read aloud and translate will now have system-wide features that will work with any text on their phone screen, including web pages, apps, messages and even photos.
“Jio has truly democratized digital connectivity in India by offering the highest quality, cheapest 4G broadband services in the world. The Google and Jio teams have jointly developed a really successful smartphone which we are calling the JioPhone Next. JioPhone Next is powered by a highly optimized version of the Android operating system,” says Mukesh Ambani. Reliance Jio has over 425 million subscribers in India and has become the first mobile operator outside China to cross the 400 million user mark. Reliance Jio is also the world’s second largest data carrier, with 630 million gigabytes (GB) of data traffic per month on its network. Jio has invested Rs 57,123 crore to acquire additional spectrum for its 4G network and says almost all of the new spectrum has been deployed.
Pichai is also confident that Jio and Google Cloud Partnership The 5G mobile network will help users across India to get faster internet. There is also more focus on infrastructure and digitization. “It will help more than a billion Indians connect to faster and better internet, support businesses in their digital transformation, and help Jio build new services in health, education and other areas – the driving force behind India’s digitization. will lay the foundation for the next phase. Pichai says.
It has been confirmed that Reliance will also move its core retail business to Google Cloud infrastructure. “They will be able to leverage Google’s AI and machine learning, e-commerce and demand forecasting offerings,” says Pichai. Google wants to play a key role in the next wave of technological innovation in India. “Empowering businesses as they embark on their digital transformation is an important part of our mission in India,” says Pichai. He says helping connect over 1.3 billion Indians to the Internet and smartphones will create opportunities like never before.
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