Ambani, Eyeing 300 Million New Users, Seeks Early 5G India Plan
- Millions of Indians are “trapped” in 2G technology: Ambani
- Jio may start 5G services in India in second half of 2021
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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani urged the Indian government to accelerate the rollout of fifth-generation telecom services and scrap outdated 2G technology run mainly by rivals, Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea Ltd.
“As many as 300 million mobile subscribers in India are still trapped in the 2G era,” Ambani, Asia’s richest man and chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd., said in a speech Tuesday at the India Mobile Congress. “I assure you that Jio will pioneer the 5G revolution in India in the second half of 2021.”