Reliance Jio Free 100 GB AI Cloud Storage to Take on Google Cloud
A ‘Jio moment’ in AI was long overdue – and Mukesh Ambani has finally delivered it! At its 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM), Reliance Industries unveiled a series of AI initiatives. Major highlights included the introduction of Jio Brain, Jio AI-Cloud, Jio Phone Call AI, and the vision for a national AI infrastructure. Ambani, the RIL chairman and managing director, emphasised AI’s central role in the company’s future, showcasing innovations like JioBrain, an AI service platform that will enhance operations across all Reliance enterprises. Jio also introduced an AI-powered feature designed to transcribe, summarise, and translate phone conversations in real time. Shri Akash Ambani unveils the upgraded HelloJio, bringing a smarter, more human-like voice assistant experience to Jio STB.#RILAGM #RILAGM2024 #RelianceForAll #Jio #HelloJio pic.twitter.com/hU8s2RVNLl— Reliance Jio (@reliancejio) August 30, 2024 To support these and other AI-driven initiatives, Reliance announced the establishment of gigawatt-scale AI data centres in Jamnagar, Gujarat, powered by green energy. These centres will be part of a broader plan to create AI inference facilities nationwide, ready to meet India’s growing demand for AI capabilities. Reliance Jio’s massive user base is one of the most valuable assets in its AI journey. Jio has over 490 million customers, each consuming an average of 30 GB of data monthly. This contributes to Jio carrying a staggering 8% of global data traffic. “Thanks to Jio, India is now the world’s largest data market,” said Ambani. Jio disrupting the digital landscape of India since 2016.#WithLoveFromJio #RILAGM #RelianceForAll #RILAGM2024 #Jio #DigitalIndia pic.twitter.com/QxfNCpQj4s— Reliance Jio (@reliancejio) August 29, 2024 The immense data pool provides Jio with unparalleled insights and the ability to continuously refine and scale its AI solutions, ensuring they are both effective and widely applicable. How Reliance Jio is Scaling AI in India Unlike many AI-focused companies such as OpenAI, which primarily cater to B2B markets, Jio is targeting the consumer market with its AI products and services. This is a strategy also adopted by Meta. The company made AI available on all its social media platforms and WhatsApp, taking AI directly to consumers. Leveraging its deep understanding of consumer needs across sectors like healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, and customer services, Reliance is tailoring AI solutions that directly impact the working environment of its customers. This B2C approach sets Jio apart from global competitors, positioning it as a leader in consumer-centric AI innovations. With Jio AI, Ambani is bringing AI directly to its 490 million Jio customers. Jio 100 GB Free AI Cloud Storage to Take On Google Interestingly, Jio’s entry into the AI cloud market is a direct challenge to established players like Google Cloud. As part of its AI strategy, Jio introduced the Jio AI-Cloud Welcome Offer, which provides up to 100 GB of free cloud storage for Jio users starting this Diwali. In contrast, Google Cloud currently offers its basic plan of 100 GB for INR 130 per month, with more extensive plans like 200 GB at INR 210 per month and 2 TB at INR 650 per month. They even offer an AI Premium plan with 2 TB of storage and access to advanced AI models like Gemini Advanced. Jio’s free cloud offering is a strong counter to these paid plans, positioning it as a cost-effective alternative in the market. This aggressive pricing strategy is a replica of Jio’s launch in the telecom sector, where free services were initially offered to attract a massive user base. When Jio launched its 4G services, it offered free data and calls, which quickly attracted millions of users. This approach helped Jio capture over 100 million mobile subscribers within just 170 days, with data consumption on its network surpassing that of the US and doubling that of China. So, just as Jio revolutionised the telecom industry, Jio Cloud aims to disrupt the cloud market by making AI services more affordable and accessible to the masses. Jio Could be the Next Big Hyperscaler Jio is also targeting the B2B cloud segment with their inference facilities. Earlier in 2023, Reliance Industries Limited announced its partnership with US-based chipmaker NVIDIA to advance AI in India.  This would put Jio in direct competition with the likes of AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The collaboration aims to build AI infrastructure in India that they claim will be more powerful than the fastest supercomputer in the country. Further, NVIDIA said that it will provide access to Reliance with GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip and NVIDIA DGX Cloud for exceptional performance. However, Jio is not alone in the market. Earlier this year, Yotta Data Services received the first tranche of 4,000 GPUs from NVIDIA. It further plans to scale up its GPU stable to 32,768 units by the end of 2025. And in 2023, Tata Communications entered into a partnership with NVIDIA to develop a similar hyperscale infrastructure. According to sources, the upcoming NVIDIA India Summit is poised to reveal an expansion of the chipmaker’s collaboration with Reliance. Speculation is around the introduction of the Blackwell GPU and the NIM platform, with potential plans for employee training and upskilling in AI. Interestingly, NVIDIA has also recently collaborated with Infosys to bring AI-driven, customer-centric solutions to the telecommunications industry. The question now is, who’s the telecom giant set to benefit from this AI revolution?
Reliance Jio’s massive user base is one of the most valuable assets in its AI journey.
“Thanks to Jio, India is now the world’s largest data market,” said Mukesh Ambani, the RIL chairman and managing director.
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