According to Mukesh Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Reliance Jio has tested its own 5G solutions together with its partners in India and demonstrated speeds in excess of 1 Gbps. Further, he added that once Jio’s 5G solutions are proven at India-scale, it will look at exporting it to other telecom operators across the world.
Speaking at the company’s recent annual general meeting (AGM), Ambani said, “Jio’s engineers have developed a 100 per cent home-grown and comprehensive 5G solution which is fully cloud-native, software-defined, and digitally managed. Jio has taken tremendous strides in maturing this state-of-the-art standalone 5G technology, which signifies a quantum leap to the next frontier of wireless broadband. Jio has developed deep expertise in multiple emerging technologies like 5G, AI/ML and blockchain and mixed reality. We are developing 100 per cent owned intellectual property.”
“Jio is uniquely positioned to quickly and seamlessly upgrade to 5G. Jio has taken tremendous strides in maturing state-of-the-art 5G technology signifying a quantum leap to next frontier of wireless broadband. Our ‘Made in India’ solution is comprehensive, complete and globally competitive. Jio is not just working to make India 2G-mukt, but also 5G-yukt. The Jio 5G technology is well positioned to create compelling applications for consumers and enterprises spanning Healthcare, Education, Entertainment, Retail and other key verticals of the economy. To develop the end-to-end 5G ecosystem we are now working with leading global partners to develop a full range of 5G-capable devices,” Ambani added.
Further, he added that Jio has already deployed 5G standalone network in data centers and at trial sites in Navi Mumbai. Jio is also working with Reliance Foundation schools to use 5G to deliver immersive and interactive AR/ VR content to students and classrooms.
