Jio’s branch in Estonia and the University of Oulu have signed an agreement to work together to develop 6G technology and promote entrepreneurship.
The collaboration with the Estonia-based university aims to expand Jio’s 5G capabilities and help explore use cases in the 6G era. Jio Platforms is the parent company of the telecommunications company Reliance Jio.
“Leading the world’s first major 6G research program, the University of Oulu is focused on wireless communications leading to 6G technologies enabling future end-to-end wireless solutions for a variety of end-user needs,” said 6G flagship Director Professor Matti Latvaaho of the University of Oulu in a statement on Thursday, and Photonics.
“The collaboration will help 6Genabled products in the defense, automotive, home appliances, industrial machinery, consumer goods, lean manufacturing, new personal smart Competing device environments and previous experiences such as urban computing and autonomous traffic configuration,” the statement said.
Taavi Kotka, CEO of Jio Estonia, said that Jio has more than 400 million subscribers in India and his experience shows that building the capacity to transmit large amounts of data is becoming increasingly important.
“Through this collaboration with the University of Oulu, we can ensure that we continue to grow and develop into a world region of the future,” he said. Aayush Bhatnagar, senior vice president of Jio Platforms said early investments in 6G research and skills with the university could complement Jio Lab’s 5G capabilities and bring 6G to life.
The university said that 6G builds on 5G and enhances digitization with unique capabilities, adding that 5G and 6G will coexist and cover a wide range of consumer and business use cases.