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Reliance Jio is the prime reason for why India is now the country with the highest amount of mobile data usage in the world, Ambani said.
Updated : Oct 25, 2018, 01:19 PM IST
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday said that by 2020, India will be a full 4G nation and will be ready for 5G technology ahead of others. Ambani was speaking at the ongoing India Mobile Congress in New Delhi.
He said said that India has an immensely exciting future in terms of telecom due to the prime massive working force the country has. India's entrepreneurs are contributing to India's explosive growth in the mobile sector.
"Jio is the prime reason for why India is now the country with the highest amount of mobile data usage in the world. Soon India will be having a 100 percent 4G population", he said.
"India will be fully 4G country by 2020; every phone will have 4G connectivity," Mukesh Ambani further added.
"Today we are living in an India of unprecented hope and promise. We are no longer a poor country. By 2021 only 3 percent will live under the poverty line." ~ Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited speaking at #IMC2018 pic.twitter.com/11yERt8h5t
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"Today we are living in an India of unprecented hope and promise. We are no longer a poor country. By 2021 only 3 percent will live under the poverty line," he said.
Ambani said that India has become Number 1 in the mobile data consumption and will be ready for 5G before the world. "At Jio, we are committed to connecting everyone, everything, everywhere at the highest quality," Mukesh Ambani said.
"The 4th(digital) revolution can realise the dream of doubling farmers' income. India will become the world 's largest digital market," he said.
Airtel's boss man Sunil Mittal was also present at the event. Mittal said that India is no longer behind any other country in terms of technology adoption. Mittal said that today India has more than 450 million mobile internet users, and a billion users of mobile phones.
"The world is moving towards 2-3 operators in a country. We (India) are in the right industry structure right now. No need of too many operators in a capital-intensive industry," he said.
"Delighted by the NDCP that it captures all the issues troubling the telecom sector. We now need to sit together and start implementing what the NDCP lays out." ~ Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal at #IMC2018#Bharti @airtelindia #indiamobilecongress pic.twitter.com/sOSHzwLtK6
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At IMC 2018, Huawei in collaboration with industry partners will be jointly showcasing innovations based on new ICT in the space of 5G, Smart Cities, Smart Campus, IoT, Home broadband and consumer devices. Additionally, a key highlight at Huawei and partner booths will be the 5G demo applications and experiential zones for 5G technologies in a range of digital scenarios relevant for modern digitized India, addressing real-life challenges and enhancing consumer experience.
Meanwhile, a source at Jio told PTI that the company is making an experience zone where it will showcase ultra 5G experiential use cases, use of 5G for smart hospitals, smart office, smart school and smart homes.