Jio 5G will rollout across all cities and villages by December 2023, says Mukesh Ambani

PM Narendra Modi has officially launched 5G services in India today at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 event. Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani took the stage and said that Jio's 'true' 5G services will reach all parts of the country by December 2023. To start with, Jio 5G services will be available in 4 cities Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. These cities, Ambani previously confirmed, will get access to 5G services by Diwali.

"Very proud of what we've demonstrated. To COAI (Cellular Operators Assn of India) & DoT (Dept of Telecom), I can say we're ready to take leadership&Indian Mobile Congress should now become Asian Mobile Congress & Global Mobile Congress," RIL chairman said.

Speaking at the event, Ambani said, "#5G is much more than the next generation of connectivity technology. To my mind,it's foundational technology that unlocks full potential of other 21st century technologies, like Artificial Intelligence, Internet of things, Robotics, Blockchain & Metaverse."

RIL chief said that 5G and 5G-enabled digital solutions can bring affordable and high-quality education and skill development within the reach of common Indians. "This will help young Indians 2 realise their full potential by arming them with world class capabilities and competencies so that they can earn more and make India globally competitive," he said.

Ambani also said that "5G can affordably deliver high-quality healthcare to rural and remote areas by turning existing hospitals into smart hospitals without much additional investment. This will make services of best doctors digitally available anywhere in India, dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of diagnostics, and enable real-time clinical decision making. All this will enhance health, wealth and happiness of all Indians."

He also believes that 5G can bridge the gap between urban and rural India by accelerating digitisation and intelligent data management of Agriculture, Services, Trade, Industry, Informal Sector, Transportation and Energy Infrastructure. "This will create huge efficiencies in all economic activities, making India a hub of innovations, and also help us mitigate the climate crisis," he said.