RIL to invest Rs 2 lakh crore in 5G, Diwali Metro launch – Times of India

Mumbai: Reliance Industries (RIL) will invest Rs 2 lakh crore ($25 billion) to start 5G Services across the country, its President Mukesh Ambani announced on Monday. company’s telecommunications unit live This Diwali (which falls in October) will launch the next generation of services in select cities and expand coverage across India by December 2023.
Earlier this month it had emerged as the country’s biggest spender 5G Spectrum Auction, winning airwaves worth Rs 88,078 crore ($11 billion). ,jio 5g The world’s largest and most advanced 5G network.” Ambani Told. This is because it will not be dependent on 4G network, he said. Instead, it will deploy a standalone 5G variant that will provide faster connectivity.
“Most operators are deploying a version of 5G, called non-standable 5G, which is essentially a 5G radio signal delivered over existing 4G infrastructure. This non-standable approach is nominally a way to claim a 5G launch. A hasty approach, but it won’t make possible the improvements in performance and efficiency with 5G success,” Ambani said.
“Jio will deploy the latest version of 5G, called Standalone 5G, which has zero dependency on our 4G network. With Standalone 5G, Jio will deploy new features like low latency connectivity, massive machine-to-machine communication, 5G voice and can provide more powerful services, edge computing and network slicing, and the metaverse.”
Ambani further added, “Digital freedom is the birthright of every Indian. Hence, 5G cannot remain an exclusive service, available only to a privileged few or only in our largest cities.” Hence, Jio plans to increase the footprint of high-speed services month after month, which will be the “fastest 5G rollout in the world”. By December 2023, we will bring Jio 5G to every city, every taluka and every tehsil of the country.”
Ambani, however, did not disclose the tariff plans for the 5G services. The chairman also announced that Jio has partnered with Qualcomm to develop 5G solutions for the Indian market. Qualcomm is an investor in RIL’s telecom arm.