Reliance Industries Restricted (RIL) held its forty seventh annual normal assembly (AGM) on Thursday. Through the convention, RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani addressed the stakeholders of the corporate. Ambani spoke concerning the developments the corporate is making within the fields of 5G connectivity, synthetic intelligence, the expansion of its telecommunications subsidiary Jio, and extra. Reliance additionally made a bunch of bulletins on the convention, together with a brand new Jio TV OS and a number of other AI-powered providers.
Key Bulletins Made at RIL AGM
Ambani defined that Reliance was closely investing in deep-tech with three totally different methods. First, the corporate was embedding new applied sciences in all of its companies to maintain up with developments and enhance operational effectivity. Second, the corporate was specializing in incubating crucial technological improvements in-house to enhance its merchandise and scale back its reliance on third-party corporations.
“Third, we now have constructed an AI-native digital infrastructure for all Reliance companies, and have constructed our software program stack, integrating end-to-end workflows and real-time dashboards,” added Ambani. He additionally claimed that with its deep-tech integration, RIL can develop into a prime 30 firm globally within the close to future.
5G and JioAirFiber
Specializing in Jio, Ambani mentioned that the telecom subsidiary has acquired greater than 350 patents in 5G and 6G applied sciences. He additionally claimed that greater than 85 p.c of the 5G radio cells working in India belonged to Jio. The corporate has additionally upgraded greater than 130 million clients to its True 5G networks.
The corporate’s JioAirFiber, the 5G-based dwelling broadband service, which was launched final yr, is alleged to have acquired a million clients. The corporate now plans to increase the service to greater than 100 million properties, 20 million small and medium companies (SME), 1.5 million colleges and schools, and greater than 70,000 hospitals.
JioBrain
Ambani additionally launched JioBrain, the corporate’s AI-powered platform which integrates low latency 5G and machine studying (ML) capabilities to construct new instruments and merchandise. RIL is now embedding JioBrain-powered AI applied sciences into its processes and choices and is creating end-to-end workflows.
Jio AI-Cloud Welcome Supply
Through the RIL AGM 2024, Ambani additionally launched the ‘Jio AI-Cloud Welcome Supply’. With this supply, Jio customers will rise up to 100 GB of free cloud storage. The Welcome Supply will probably be launched throughout Diwali this yr.
JioTV+
Akash Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Restricted (RJIL), launched new choices for JioTV+. The subscription service provides entry to greater than 860 dwell TV channels in HD decision in addition to content material from over-the-top (OTT) streaming platforms reminiscent of Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar. Ambani additional added that the platform has a “super-fast channel switching expertise”.
Curiously, customers will have the ability to entry totally different OTT apps through JioTV+ with a single login. Nonetheless, the corporate didn’t specify whether or not customers should log in to the apps individually inside JioTV+.
The JioTV+ additionally encompasses a suggestion engine that may supply personalised solutions primarily based on the person’s viewing habits. Additional, a brand new characteristic dubbed Catch-Up TV will let customers watch a present on dwell TV even after it has aired. The characteristic can return as much as seven days.
JioTV OS and Hey Jio
A brand new working system for the Jio Set-Prime Field dubbed JioTV OS was launched in the course of the AGM. Ambani mentioned the brand new OS provides a sooner, smoother, and extra personalised expertise. It helps ultra-HD 4K video decision, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, and Dolby Atmos. The Chairman of RJIL additionally mentioned that the working system can even supply a standard interface for various apps, dwell TV, and reveals.
Jio can also be introducing upgrades to Hey Jio, the voice assistant for its TV OS. By urgent the microphone button on the Jio distant, customers can entry the Hey Jio. Now, the corporate is integrating generative AI into the system to allow pure language understanding.
Ambani says it will make discovering content material on JioSTB simpler than earlier than, as customers could make imprecise requests, and the voice assistant will nonetheless have the ability to comply. Additional, the software can seek for content material throughout totally different OTT platforms and present a single mixed checklist.
The voice assistant will also be activated with instructions reminiscent of ‘Open Netflix’ or through the use of the identify of a particular film, present, or music. Moreover, it will possibly additionally management JioSTB features reminiscent of quantity and extra.
One other new introduction to JioTV OS is the Jio App Retailer. Ambani mentioned a big group of developer ecosystem is constructing new and revolutionary apps for Jio House. The platform encompasses a rising catalogue of apps catering to subjects reminiscent of motion-based health, academic content material for youngsters, procuring, and extra. All of those apps may be accessed through the JioSTB.
JioHome App
Jio additionally launched a brand new JioHome app, which integrates the corporate’s Web-of-things (IoT) options with JioTV OS. The app will act as the non-public management centre for all of the IoT options, and permit customers to handle varied gadgets together with Wi-Fi, sensible gadgets, and extra with a couple of faucets. It additionally contains options reminiscent of malware detection and visitor Wi-Fi administration.
JioPhoneCall AI
One other main announcement on the RIL AGM was the JioPhoneCall AI. The service lets customers entry AI options with each cellphone name. It will possibly report and retailer cellphone calls in Jio Cloud and mechanically transcribe it utilizing an in-house algorithm. It will possibly additionally summarise the decision in addition to translate it into totally different languages. Ambani mentioned it will make cellphone calls searchable and shareable.
Jio customers may have a separate, devoted cellphone quantity to PhoneCall AI. Customers can add the quantity to their name (as a convention name). As soon as carried out, a welcome message will probably be performed. Publish that, customers can press “#1” to start out recording and transcribing the decision. The AI can even give intermittent bulletins that the decision is being recorded. Customers can pause the transcription by urgent #2. To renew, customers can press #1. As soon as the person needs to finish transcription and recording, they’ll press #3.
JioCinema
Ambani additionally spoke concerning the progress of JioCinema, Jio’s in-house OTT platform. He claimed that the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was watched by a complete of 62 crore customers in India, marking a 38 p.c enhance over the earlier seasons. He additionally added that JioCinema registered 15 million paying subscribers in simply 100 days. At current, the platform accommodates authentic reveals, in addition to curated actuality reveals, films, and content material from HBO, Paramount, and NBCU.
