RIL CMD Shri Mukesh D Ambani’s statement delivered today at the 45th Annual General Meeting (Post – IPO) of the Company.
KEY POINTERS ON 5G LAUNCH IN THIS REGARD:
- Jio announced launch of Jio 5G Services by Diwali 2022 in Metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. It will be expanded to other cities and towns in phases rapidly to cover entire India in 18 months by December 2023. Jio’s ambitious 5G rollout plan will be the fastest in the world.
- Jio 5G will be the world’s largest and most advanced 5G network. Unlike other operators, Jio’s 5G network will be Stand-alone with zero dependency on 4G network. The three-fold advantage of Stand-Alone 5G architecture, largest and best mix of spectrum and Carrier Aggregation technology means that Jio 5G will be able to offer an unparalleled combination of coverage, capacity, quality and affordability. With Stand-Alone 5G, Jio can deliver new and powerful services like low latency, massive machine-to-machine communication, 5G voice, Edge computing and network slicing, and metaverse.
- To build pan-India True-5G network, Jio has committed a total investment of Rs 2 lakh crore.
- Jio has indigenously developed an end-to-end 5G stack, which is fully cloud native, software defined, digitally managed with support for even advanced features like Quantum Security. Already deployed this Made-In-India 5G stack in Jio5G network, with sufficient capacity to serve hundreds of millions of users right from day one.
- With 5G, Jio will launch billions of smart sensors with connected intelligence that will trigger Internet of Things and fuel the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It will connect every-one, every-place and every-thing with the highest quality and most affordable data.