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Reliance Jio had in late December unveiled fourth generation (4G) service for its employees, marking Ambani's return to the telecom sector years after Reliance Group's telecom unit had gone to his younger brother Anil following a split between the two siblings.
"We'll be ready to launch in the second half of 2016. 80 per cent of India's population will have high-speed, mobile broadband internet,"Ambani said.
"So 80 percent of the 1.3 billion Indians will have high-speed, mobile internet. And by 2017, we would cover 90 per cent. And by 2018, all of India would be covered by this digital infrastructure," he told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an interview.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (R-Jio)'s 4G services are currently available to roughly 120,000 employees, their families and business partners.
The firm, a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd, has invested close to USD 15 billion in the telecom venture so far. R-Jio holds the highest amount of liberalised (free to use for any service) spectrum among telecom operators, totalling 51.1 MHz across the 800 MHz, 1,800 MHz and 2,300 MHz bands.
Reliance Jio launch delayed again: Roll out of commercial 4G services later this year, says Mukesh Ambani | ET Telecom
"We'll be ready to launch in the second half of 2016. 80 per cent of India's population will have high-speed, mobile broadband internet,"Ambani said.
"So 80 percent of the 1.3 billion Indians will have high-speed, mobile internet. And by 2017, we would cover 90 per cent. And by 2018, all of India would be covered by this digital infrastructure," he told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an interview.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (R-Jio)'s 4G services are currently available to roughly 120,000 employees, their families and business partners.
The firm, a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd, has invested close to USD 15 billion in the telecom venture so far. R-Jio holds the highest amount of liberalised (free to use for any service) spectrum among telecom operators, totalling 51.1 MHz across the 800 MHz, 1,800 MHz and 2,300 MHz bands.
Reliance Jio launch delayed again: Roll out of commercial 4G services later this year, says Mukesh Ambani | ET Telecom
