Reliance Jio is all set to enter the 5G industry in the second half of 2021 with the launch of its 5G network, said Mukesh Ambani in the inaugural speech at the India Mobile Congress 2020. Ambani said that the country is among the best digitally connected nations in the world when sharing his ideas to make India the world’s preeminent digital society with ease of living for all. He also said that in order to maintain the lead, policy steps are needed to accelerate an early rollout of 5G and to make it affordable and available everywhere, as per Business Standard. He also urged the government to take necessary steps to ensure these and even on 2G network shift for underprivileged people to affordable smartphones so they can reap the benefits, such as direct benefit transfer into their bank accounts, and actively participate in the digital economy.

He further mentioned that Reliance Jio’s 5G network will be powered by indigenously developed network hardware and technology components. And Jio’s 5G service will be a testimony to the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission, he added.

“I can say with utmost confidence that 5G will enable India to not only participate in the fourth industrial revolution but also to lead it,” said Mukesh Ambani at IMC 2020.

Ambani further said that as the digitization of the Indian economy and Indian society picks up speed, the demand for digital hardware will grow enormously. He added that India has developed world-class strengths in chip design, and he clearly foresees India becoming a major hub for state-of-the-art semiconductor industry. He emphasized that when all the stakeholders work together, they can ensure that ‘India’s success in hardware will match our success in software’.