Reliance Jio’s fibre-based broadband offering could catapult India to the top three nations in fixed broadband from the current rank of 135, the chairman of the Reliance group Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday.
Jio, which shook up the telecom industry with free calls and SMS bundled with dirt cheap data in 2016, now started rolling out its ambitious ultra-high speed fibre-based broadband services for homes and offices.
“And from day one, JioGigaFiber will offer complete fixed-mobile convergence where Indians will travel seamlessly between mobile and fixed broadband networks 4G and 5G when on the move and Wi-Fi when indoors,” Ambani said at the India Mobile Congress 2018.
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“India will rise from a lowly 135th rank to being among the top three nations in fixed broadband at a pace that will surprise the world,” he added.
Ambani also said that by 2020, India will be a full 4G nation and will be ready for 5G technology ahead of others. He said said that India has an immensely exciting future in terms of telecom due to the prime massive working force the country has. India’s entrepreneurs are contributing to India’s explosive growth in the mobile sector.
“Today we are living in an India of unprecented hope and promise. We are no longer a poor country. By 2021 only 3 percent will live under the poverty line.” ~ Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited speaking at #IMC2018 pic.twitter.com/11yERt8h5t
— IMC 2018 (@exploreIMC) October 25, 2018
“The 4th(digital) revolution can realise the dream of doubling farmers’ income. India will become the world ‘s largest digital market,” he said.
Chairman of the Bharti group Sunil Mittal said that India is no longer behind any other country in terms of technology adoption. Today India has more than 450 million mobile internet users, and a billion users of mobile phones.
“The world is moving towards 2-3 operators in a country. We (India) are in the right industry structure right now. No need of too many operators in a capital-intensive industry,” he said in his address to the Mobile Congress.
“Delighted by the NDCP that it captures all the issues troubling the telecom sector. We now need to sit together and start implementing what the NDCP lays out.” ~ Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal at #IMC2018#Bharti @airtelindia #indiamobilecongress pic.twitter.com/sOSHzwLtK6
— IMC 2018 (@exploreIMC) October 25, 2018
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