Ambani announces ‘JioPhone Next’ smartphone, partnership with Google for 5G
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced the launch of a JioPhone Next, a fully featured smartphone, that is developed in partnership with Google.
“JioPhone Next is one of the most afforable smartphones globally, which has cutting-edge technology,” Ambani said.
Speaking about the new smartphone, Google chief Sundar Pichai said that it is built for India will open up new possibilities for millions of new users who will experience the internet for the first time.
Pichai further announced a new 5G partnership between Google Cloud Jio, that seeks to aid more than a billion Indians connect to a faster internet, support businesses in digital transformation lay foundation for next phase of India’s digitisation.
Addressing the shareholders at the 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company, Ambani said: “Despite Covid, Jio sustained its track record of its robust performance became the first operator outside China to cross 400 million subscribers in a single country.”
“Jio has handled at one point a monthly traffic of over 6 billion GB a month is the world’s second largest mobile data carrier.”
“During recent spectrum auctions, we have invested Rs 57,123 cr to acquire significant additional spectrum, making Jio the largest operator of 4G spectrum in India. We have operationalised nearly 100 per cent of this additional spectrum,” Ambani added.
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