Samsung Electronics has announced an Infill & Growth (I&G) project for Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio) in India, under which the companies will upgrade LTE mobile communication services across India.

The project would expand both the current network capacity and network coverage, and also extend RJio’s superiority in rural areas by expanding its reach to over 90 per cent of the population.

The project would set up a high benchmark for LTE services in India through wider coverage, in-building penetration and the highest speeds, regardless of the user’s location. Utilising spectrum in the 850, 1800 and 2300MHz bands, it will enable seamless indoor and outdoor coverage in dense urban areas.

“We successfully achieved 100 million subscribers in 170 days, making us the fastest-growing company in the world, and the numbers continue to rapidly grow. It was possible because we introduced a truly effective LTE service, Pan-India," said Jyotindra Thacker, President of RJio.

"We are committed to bringing game-changing digital experiences to India with superior ecosystems, mobile content, all-IP networks and ongoing process innovations," he added.

RJio Infocomm's network, which is the largest Internet Protocol (IP) in the world, was set up and managed by Samsung.

"The massive deployment of over a million cells across India is especially remarkable. We will strive to create new paradigms for LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G by closely cooperating with Jio as a unified workforce," said Youngky Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics.

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