Reliance Industries : Jio Launches True 5G in Odisha

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JIO LAUNCHES TRUE 5G IN ODISHA

1. Hon'ble Union Minister of Communications, Electronics & IT, Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Jio True 5G in Odisha

1. Temple-cityBhubaneswar & Silver-city Cuttack become the first Jio True 5G cities in Odisha

1. Jio True 5G to be launched in five more cities in Odisha by February 2023

1. Invited Jio Welcome Offer users to get Unlimited 5G Data with up to 1 Gbps+ speed at no additional cost

Mumbai, 5th January 2023: Honourable Union Minister of Communications, Railways, Electronics & Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, today, inaugurated Jio True 5G services in Odisha, the soul of incredible India and experienced promising Jio True 5G use cases at the launch, in the presence of Hon'ble Union Minister of Education, and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. The temple city Bhubaneswar and silver city Cuttack will be the first cities to get Jio True 5G services starting today.

At a special event in Bhubaneswar, marking the inauguration of 5G services in Odisha, Jio created a unique True 5G experience zone and demonstrated the immersive benefits of 5G in the field of healthcare, through Jio community clinic medical kit, education, cloud gaming, smart office, smart city and the revolutionary AR-VR device, Jio Glass. These benefits will bring transformational changes to the lives of people in Odisha. Reliance Jio and Bhubaneswar-based SOA University also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on building a 5G-lab and collaboration on relevant use-cases.

Jio True 5G will be a true game changer for Bhubaneswar, which has a large student population and is regarded as the IT hub of the East, as this will usher in a plethora of opportunities and enriched experiences both for the citizens as well as visitors to the city. Jio's True 5G Data is getting launched at an apt time in Bhubaneswar, the fast-emerging sports capital of India as it gears up to host FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in the next few days. Similarly, users in the 1,000-year-old historic city of Cuttack will now access Data on the next-gen Jio True 5G network.

Commenting on the occasion, Jio Spokesperson said, "We are thrilled to launch Jio True 5G services in Odisha with the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Soon, the True 5G network will expand rapidly across the length and breadth of Odisha, covering the cities of Rourkela, Berhampur, Puri, Sambalpur, and Balasore in Odisha by February 2023 and reach to every tehsil and taluk of Odisha by December 2023.

We feel very fortunate with all the love that Jio has received in Odisha. Jio commands more than two-third data market share. Two in every three smartphone users in Odisha use Jio.

Jio engineers are working round the clock to deliver True-5G to every person in Odisha because of the transformational power of this technology and the exponential benefits it can deliver."

Starting 5th January 2023, Jio users in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience Unlimited Data at up to 1 Gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost.

Jio True 5G has a three-fold advantage that makes it the only TRUE 5G network in India:

1. Stand-alone5G architecture with advanced 5G network with Zero dependency on 4G network
2. The largest and best mix of 5G spectrum across 700 MHz, 3500 MHz, and 26 GHz bands
3. Carrier Aggregation that seamlessly combines these 5G frequencies into a single robust
   "data highway" using an advanced technology called Carrier Aggregation

About Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited:

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, a subsidiary of Jio Platforms Limited, has built a world-classall-IPdata-strongfuture-proof network with 4G LTE technology. The network is 5G ready with no legacy infrastructure and an indigenous 5G stack. It is the only network conceived as a Mobile Video Network from the ground up. It is future-ready and can be easily upgraded to support even more data, as technologies advance to 6G and beyond.

Jio has brought transformational changes in the Indian digital services space to enable the vision of Digital India for 1.3 billion Indians and propel India into global leadership in the digital economy. It has created an eco-system comprising of network, devices, applications and content, service experience, and affordable tariffs for everyone to live the Jio Digital Life.

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