: Qualcomm doubles down on 5G with Jio to connect 100 mn Indian homes #IndiaNEWS #Business Hawaii: With the initial roll-out of 5G in India, global chip-maker Qualcomm has bolstered its efforts with

Qualcomm doubles down on 5G with Jio to connect 100 mn Indian homes #IndiaNEWS #Business
Hawaii: With the initial roll-out of 5G in India, global chip-maker Qualcomm has bolstered its efforts with Reliance Jio to help it fast connect 100 million homes through its 5G fixed wireless accessAincluding the millimetre wave (mmWave), a top company executive has said.
Qualcomm is working very closely with Reliance Jio to provide its chipset platforms for the 5G fixed wireless access and the Open RAN 5G network.
Reliance Jio is taking the benefits of 5G at scale to the people in India that will help rural population get faster access to health and education in a seamless way. Qualcomm is currently working with Jio on various components of 5G innovation as its roll-out takes concrete shape, Ignacio Contreras, Senior Director, Product Marketing at Qualcomm, told IANS.
He said that India has impressed the world on 5G roll-out and will become a case study for several countries to follow on how to roll out a new technology in a faster, seamless way.
India has a significant advantage in terms of engineering and software skills. The country has a highly-educated technical population and our research and development teams there are also very strong for emerging technologies like 5G, said Contreras who leads a product marketing team responsible for 5G modem-RF and infrastructure, AI, gaming, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other technologies.
The country has its own sets of challenges and with 5G, people in the remote parts of the country can connect with health-care providers in Metro cities, without any lag for quicker online diagnosis and treatment.
Reliance Jio, with its vast network and a strong user base, can help such people when it reaches almost every part of the country. This is just the beginning and Qualcomm is there to push the boundaries with Jio, said Contreras.
Reliance Jio is building the 5G network indigenously, including the core and the 5G radios.
Both the companies recently achieved over a 1 Gbps milestone on the Jio 5GNR solution using Qualcomms 5G RAN platforms.
In August, Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani announced the collaboration between Jio Platforms and Qualcomm for local manufacturing of critical equipment to boost the 5G ecosystem in the country.
Qualcomm CEO Cristian Amon had said that with Reliance Jio, were committed to developing the digital infrastructure that enables the success of citizens and businesses, and achieves the New India.
At the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 last month, Mukesh Ambani announced that Jio will bring 5G services to all parts of the country by December 2023.
To build a pan-India true 5G network, Jio has committed a total investment of Rs 2 lakh crore.
After the successful beta launch of Jio True 5G services in six cities, Jio last week extended 5G to Bengaluru and Hyderabad.