Agencies, New Delhi
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha has hailed Jio for winning the prestigious Global Mobile (GloMo) Awards 2018 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) as a matter of national pride.
“It is a matter of national pride that an innovative new mobile service from India has been recognised at the most prestigious global platform,” Mr Sinha said in a statement released by JIO on Tuesday.
Mr Sinha is leading the 90-member Indian delegation at MWC in Barcelona, Spain representing and promoting India’s new global digital leadership initiatives.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (Jio), along with its technology partner Cisco, Jio, won the ‘Best Mobile Operator Service for Consumers’ award at Mobile World Congress (MWC). In addition, the company’s JioTV app won in the ‘Best Mobile Video Content’ category for JioTV enabling Jio Digital Life.
The GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards (The GLOMO Awards) recognise and celebrate all contributions made to the evolving and developing mobile industry globally.
Considered the Oscars of mobile industry, the GLOMO Awards are awarded for innovation and contribution across categories ranging from devices, technologies and applications to health, education and wearable technologies.
Jio’s disruptive entry and relentless work in turning India into a digitally empowered nation by providing a nationwide 4G network, affordable data and digital services, and innovative technical and commercial approaches have been recognised on the global stage with this prestigious award, a company release said.
“This would not have been possible without the commitment and active involvement of the Ministry and Department of Telecommunications which created the right platform and framework for operators to differentiate and innovate for delivering inclusive value to all of India,’ the company further added.
Expressing happiness over the award, Telecom secretary Aruna Sunderrajan, who is also accompanying the delegation, said, ‘We are happy that the world acknowledges India’s technology leadership and hope it will inspire many more leading tech companies and innovators to join the digital India mission as we march towards 5G.’
Jio’s comprehensive and innovative offerings across both urban and rural India transformed data consumption patterns in a very short time and turned India into the largest user of mobile data globally. Through Jio, millions of Indians were able to embrace a digital lifestyle for the first time. Jio rapidly expanded its subscriber base to over 160 million by December 2017, within 16 months of launch.
Cisco has been a partner in Jio’s broadband buildout. “We are honoured to win the ‘Best Mobile Operator Service for Consumers’ award with Reliance Jio for Jio Mobile Broadband and Digital Services,’ said Mr Chuck Robbins, Chairman and CEO Cisco Systems.
“We are excited to have received this distinguished global recognition in joint effort with Cisco, this is truly a win for India,’ said Mr Mathew Oommen, President of Jio.
