Mukesh Ambani Revolutionized Digital Access Across India Through Affordable Mobile Data
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani transformed India's telecommunications landscape by introducing extremely affordable mobile internet services through his company, Jio. Prompted by his daughter Isha's frustration with university internet speeds in the United States, Ambani built a massive nationwide network from scratch. By offering cheap data and devices, Jio rapidly onboarded hundreds of millions of new users, fundamentally altering how everyday Indians consume media, conduct business, and access information in the digital age.
Originally published by Bloomberg Business | By Anto Antony, Chiranjivi Chakraborty, Sanjai P R | 30 October 2026 | Read original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-10-30/how-jio-transformed-india-s-mobile-internet-economy-one-cheap-byte-at-a-time
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