Reliance Jio to launch 4G low-cost laptop

4G low-cost laptop – According to two people who spoke to Reuters, Reliance Jio will introduce a low-cost laptop with an inbuilt 4G sim card for $184 (about Rs 15,000), hoping to duplicate the success of its low-cost JioPhone in India’s very price-sensitive market.

The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate collaborated with tech giants Qualcomm and Microsoft on the JioBook; Qualcomm provided its computer chips, which are based on Arm Ltd. technology, and Microsoft provided assistance for some programmes.

With more than 420 million customers, Jio is India’s largest telecom provider. Jio did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Reliance Jio will launch a low-cost laptop with an integrated 4G sim card for $184 (roughly Rs 15,000), according to two people who spoke with Reuters. The company is hoping to build on the success of its low-cost JioPhone in India’s extremely price-sensitive market.

The Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate collaborated with tech giants Qualcomm and Microsoft on the JioBook; Qualcomm provided its computer chips, which are based on Arm Ltd. technology, and Microsoft provided assistance for some programmes.

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India’s largest telecom carrier, Jio, has more than 420 million customers. A request for comment from Jio did not immediately receive a response.

One of the sources claimed that the JioBook would be made by a local contract manufacturer, Flex, with Jio intending to sell “hundreds of thousands” of them by the end of March.

The release of the JioBook will, in Tarun Pathak’s estimation from Counterpoint, raise the addressable laptop market sector overall by at least 15%.

Jio’s own JioOS operating system will be used on the laptop, and programmes may be downloaded via the JioStore. For corporate employees who work outside of the office, Jio is promoting the laptop as an alternative to tablets.

When Jio introduced affordable 4G data plans and free voice services in 2016, as well as the 4G smartphone at a price of just $81, it is credited with upending the world’s second-largest mobile market. In 2020, Jio raised about $22 billion from international investors including KKR & Co Inc and Silver Lake.

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