Jio Platforms has designed and developed a complete 5G solution from scratch. Jio’s ‘Made-in-India’ 5G tech will be deployed and launched in a year once spectrum becomes available. Reliance Industries (RIL) claims that once it is proven in India, Jio Platforms will be well placed to be an exporter of 5G solutions to other telecom operators globally as a complete managed service.
“Today, I have great pride in announcing that Jio has designed and developed a complete 5G solution from scratch. This will enable us to launch a world-class 5G service in India, using 100% homegrown technologies and solutions,” said Ambani while addressing the shareholders, prospective investors, media and the general public.
Jio also noted that its 4G network has been developed and deployed in a way that makes transition from 4G to 5G seamless and quick. The company says that once the 5G is ready for deployment in India, it will roll-out the Jio network at an accelerated pace.
Interestingly, Jio is saying that the technology powering its Jio network will be all made and created in India. For 5G networks, the underlying technology has become a complex issue because of companies Chinese companies like ZTE and Huawei being industry leaders in it. This has prompted fears that using technology and equipment made by Chinese companies in critical infrastructure like telecom may undermine national security as well as privacy of users. This is an argument that many Western countries have taken as they have moved to bar Huawei and others from the 5G technology deployment. Just a few days ago, UK banned use of Huawei technology in 5G networks and ordered its removal from wherever it has been used so far by the end of the year.
India too is extremely cautious of technology and telecom gear supplied by Chinese companies. The Wednesday Jio 5G announcement, on this account, is bound to please the government.
