Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Jio’s Next Decade: From Telecom Network to Global Technology Developer
Jio began as a company that connected people to mobile networks in India.
Now it wants to create more of the technology it uses.
It has built systems for 5G networks, broadband and business customers.
Its huge network lets engineers test these systems with hundreds of millions of users.
Jio has also filed thousands of patents for technologies such as 5G, 6G, artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
The company hopes to sell some of these technologies outside India.
It is also working on private networks, cloud services and AI tools.
Jio says this could help India become a technology creator and exporter.
Jio is shifting from telecom expansion toward indigenous technology, intellectual property, artificial intelligence and enterprise platforms.
The company developed an end-to-end standalone 5G stack and reached pan-India 5G coverage within 15 months.
By March 2026, Jio had more than 524 million customers and over 268 million 5G users.
Jio Platforms and its subsidiaries had filed 6,817 patents, with 1,009 granted globally, as of March 31, 2026.
Jio says its connectivity, broadband and managed network technologies could be commercialised in global markets.
- Who
- Jio Platforms, led in the article by Managing Director Akash Ambani, is driving the initiative.
- What
- Jio is expanding from telecom operations into indigenous network technology, patents, AI, cloud, enterprise platforms and potentially global technology sales.
- When
- The shift is being described around Jio’s 10th anniversary; the article cites figures through March 2026.
- Where
- The technology is being developed and deployed in India, with potential markets across Asia, Africa, Latin America and other global regions.
- Why
- Jio wants to move from buying telecom technology to developing, commercialising and potentially exporting its own technology.
- Jio anniversary
- The company is marking 10 years since entering India’s telecom market.
- Overall customer base
- More than 524 million customers by March 2026.
- 5G users
- More than 268 million by March 2026.
- 5G traffic share
- About 55% of wireless traffic by March 2026.
- Patent filings
- 6,817 cumulative patents filed by Jio Platforms and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2026.
- Granted patents
- 1,009 patents had been granted globally as of March 31, 2026.
- Fixed broadband
- More than 27 million connections, representing about 43% of India’s fixed broadband market by March 2026.
- Engineering workforce
- Jio’s engineering and technology team has 11,303 people, about 40% of its workforce.