- Initially, 5G smartphones will be available for less than Rs 5,000
- The price will be gradually reduced as sales increase
Reliance Jio, a telecom subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), plans to launch a 5G smartphone priced below Rs 5,000. As the demand increases, the price will be gradually reduced to Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000. An official of the company has given information about this.
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The company is eyeing 2G users
According to a Reliance Jio official, the company is currently eyeing 200 to 300 million G2 users. Initially, there are plans to launch 5G smartphones priced below Rs 5,000. When sales increase, the price will be reduced to Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 per unit.
Geo introduced the country's first 4G mobile phone
Reliance Jio is the first company to launch 4G mobile phones in the country. This mobile phone was named Geo Phone. The phone was given away free of cost to Geo customers on a Rs 1,500 refundable deposit. At the 43rd AGM, RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani called on India to make 2G free.
Mukesh Ambani wants to give 35 crore feature phone users a smartphone at a reasonable price
Mukesh Ambani emphasized on converting 350 million users who are currently using 2G feature phones to smartphones at a reasonable price. Mukesh Ambani has said this at a time when India is ready to enter the 5G era.
Reliance Jio will make a cheap Android phone with Google
Mukesh Ambani had earlier announced the sale of 7.7 per cent stake in Geo platform to technology giant Google for Rs 33,737 crore. Under the partnership, Reliance Jio will partner with Google to develop cheaper Android smartphones. In addition, the company is developing 5G network devices. The company has sought spectrum from the Department of Telecom for testing of these devices. The company plans to export 5G devices.
There is currently no 5G service in the country
Currently 5G service is not available in the country. The government has not yet allotted 5G spectrum to the telecom operator for field trials. However, the trial is expected to begin in the current financial year. Those associated with the industry believe that commercialization of 5G services in the country could start from the next financial year.
After Geo made a splash in the telecom sector and Geo Fiber in the broadband market, Reliance is now working on making the cheapest 5G smartphone for Indians, priced at less than Rs 5,000. If Reliance's effort pays off, the Indian smartphone market will explode. The company also said that initially it will be priced at around Rs 5,000, but later it will be priced at Rs 2,500 or Rs 3,000 depending on demand and sales.
20 crore user target
A Reliance official said the company was targeting 200 million phone users and was working on a 5G smartphone plan for it. Currently these users have a basic 2G phone. In fact the internet has become the biggest need of the present time, in which Reliance is working directly on the option of cheap 5G smartphones for the people. Currently, the price of 5G smartphones is very high in India and the 5G network has not even started in India
