Mumbai: Jio 5G service will be launched in India’s key cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, by Diwali this year, which is just about 2 months away, Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced today.
Subsequently, the Jio 5G footprint will be increased month after month and by December next year, which is less than 18 months, the latest internet service will be delivered to “every town, every taluka, and every tehsil of our country”, he said.
Asserting that the roll-out plan will be the fastest in the world, Ambani said the Jio 5G technology can dramatically reduce latency or lag, and deliver breakthrough increases in broadband speed, network capacity, and the number of connected users.
“With Jio 5G, we will connect every-one, every-place and every-thing with the highest quality and most affordable data,” he declared at the Group’s Annual General Meeting.
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Declaring that Jio 5G will be the world’s largest and most advanced 5G network, Ambani said, “We are committed to make India the largest data-powered economy in the world, beating China and the United States.”
To build the pan-India ‘True 5G network’, the company has committed a total investment of Rs 2 lakh crore, he said.
He said the 5G services cannot remain an exclusive service, available only to the privileged few, or only to those in our largest cities.
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“We will use our combined wireless and wireline assets to cover 3.3 million square kilometres, India’s total land mass, with fibre-quality broadband, connecting even those parts of the country where satellite technology was the only option,” Ambani said.
“We will connect over 100 million homes with unparalleled digital experiences and Smart Home solutions,” the Reliance Chairman said.
“We will catapult tens of millions of small merchants and small businesses to great heights, empowering them with cutting-edge, plug-and-play solutions delivered from the cloud,” he said.
“We will provide millions of medium businesses with the same digital capabilities that were earlier available only to larger companies,” Ambani added.
