Jio marks 10 years with plan to take Indian technology to global markets

Mumbai: With 533.3 million customers and more than 23 exabytes of monthly data traffic, Reliance Jio is setting its sights on global markets after completing a decade that transformed India’s telecom landscape.Jio Platforms Managing Director and Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani said the company plans to take its made-in-India technology across connectivity, digital products, enterprise solutions and artificial intelligence to global markets.In a letter to employees marking 10 years since Jio’s commercial launch, Ambani said the next opportunity is to expand these technologies globally and strengthen India’s position as a technology creator for the world.Jio Looks Beyond IndiaAmbani said Jio has evolved beyond being a telecom company and is developing original technology in India across connectivity, digital products, enterprise solutions and AI.“The opportunity before us is to continue making the benefits of technology accessible at scale, taking these technologies global and strengthening India's position as a creator of technology for the world,” Ambani said.From Free Calls To 533.3 Million UsersJio commercially launched its mobile services on September 5, 2016, through Reliance Jio Infocomm. Its entry disrupted the telecom market by offering free voice calls and initially providing services free to subscribers under a promotional scheme. Jio Relaunches ₹299 Prime Plan With Tariff Hike Protection: All You Need To KnowThe company crossed 50 million subscribers within 83 days of its commercial launch and reached 100 million customers in less than six months.As of June 30, 2026, Jio had 533.3 million customers.Data Traffic Crosses 23 Exabytes MonthlyJio has emerged as one of the world’s largest data operators, carrying more than 23 exabytes of data traffic every month.Over the past decade, its subscriber base has recorded net additions of nearly 500 million. The company has also accelerated India’s shift towards 5G while expanding connectivity across homes and businesses. Gift Of Life Beyond Death: Thane Regional Mental Hospital Spearheads Organ Donation Awareness Campaign Under 'Jug Jug Jio Abhiyan'Ambani credited Jio’s growth to its employees, saying teams across the company have challenged established practices, developed new products and technologies, and maintained a strong focus on customers.With its domestic scale firmly established, Jio’s next decade is set to focus increasingly on exporting Indian-developed digital and AI technologies to global markets.

New Delhi: After setting a strong foot in the country, digital services major Jio has now set its sights on the global market with made-in-India tech across connectivity, digital products, enterprise solutions, and artificial intelligence, a top company official said on Saturday.Jio Platforms Managing Director and Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani, in a letter to employees on 10 years of Jio, said the organisation has built the foundation of Digital India at an unprecedented scale, accelerated the country's transition to 5G, connected homes and businesses while continuing to expand technology for the people of the nation."Jio today is much more than a telecom company. We are building original technology in India across connectivity, digital products, enterprise solutions and AI. The opportunity before us is to continue making the benefits of technology accessible at scale, taking these technologies global and strengthening India's position as a creator of technology for the world," Ambani said.Jio started the commercial rollout of mobile services on September 5, 2016, through Reliance Jio Infocomm. It was the first time voice calls were made free in the country."Ten years ago, Jio began with a bold vision and purpose set by our Chairman Mukesh Ambani: to make high-quality digital connectivity affordable and accessible to every Indian. Ten years on, that conviction has changed India, and I feel a deep sense of pride and gratitude for how far we have come together," Ambani said.The company started a trial of the Reliance Jio network with employees from December 28, 2015, which was later extended to friends and employees of Reliance Industries.Even after the commercial launch, the services were free under a company scheme for all subscribers for the next six months.The company crossed 50 million subscribers in 83 days of commercial launch and 100 million in less than six months.As part of restructuring, Reliance Jio became a subsidiary of Jio Platform, which was incorporated in November 2019.The company had 533.3 million customers as of June 30, 2026.Ambani said the story of Jio was written by the people who built it."Every day, teams across Jio have taken on difficult challenges, questioned established ways of doing things, created new products and technologies, and served our customers with commitment. That willingness to think differently, move with speed and keep the customer at the centre of everything we do has shaped Jio from the very beginning," he said.Jio is now among the largest data operators globally, carrying over 23 exabytes of data traffic every month.It has become the fastest-growing connectivity subscriber base in the world outside China, with net additions of nearly 500 million over the decade, which is more than the top three US telecom operators added put together, and over 1.3 times the nearest Indian competitor.