Jio AirFiber to target 200 mn homes
NEW DELHI : India’s leading carrier, Reliance Jio, is set to introduce its 5G home broadband service, Jio AirFiber, on 19 September, seeking to cover 200 million homes, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani said. Besides, it also seeks to democratize artificial-intelligence (AI) access for all Indians, as the carrier moves to becoming a tech-co from a telco. Ambani also outlined four key growth areas for the telco, including the consumer segment, powered by Jio 5G and Jio Bharat (a 5G device tailored for feature-phone users); home segment will benefit from Jio AirFiber; and the business segment and Jio Platforms will be focussing on global expansion.
The initiatives are expected to drive revenue and Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) growth for the company, he added. “Here is my promise to our countrymen. Seven years ago, Jio promised broadband connectivity to everyone, everywhere.
We delivered. Today Jio promises AI to everyone, everywhere. We shall deliver." Ambani said the conglomerate was rapidly expanding its talent pool and capabilities to assimilate the latest global innovations in AI, especially recent advances in Generative AI.
Jio Platforms will develop India-specific AI models and AI-powered solutions across domains and will create up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of AI-ready computing capacity, across both cloud and edge locations, and adopt sustainable practices, he said. "The strategic integration of AI/ML capabilities within their self-developed 5G Stack is advantageous and gives Jio bargaining power and a better understanding of network cost economics. If Jio succeeds with a modified portion of their 5G network running on the indigenous stack, Jio can scale it
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