The telecommunications arm of India's richest company, Reliance Industries, has launched a $12 internet-enabled feature phone.
The telecommunications arm of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has launched a $12 internet-enabled phone.
The new phone, named Jio Bharat, serves as an entry-level phone for first time internet users that would just rely on the basic functions without being convoluted by the endless number of applications that can be found on a smartphone, Varun Mishra, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research said.
"There are still 250 million mobile phone users in India who remain trapped in the 2G era, unable to tap into basic features of the internet at a time when the world stands at the cusp of a 5G revolution," Reliance Jio's Chairman Akash Ambani said in a5G refers to the next-generation mobile networks that offer data at very high speeds, and are needed to support advanced technologies like driverless cars and virtual reality.
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