Bhubaneswar: Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Jio has made over 160 educational campuses in Odisha Wi-Fi enabled. Latest addition to the list of academic establishments is the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai, Indian Oil Odisha Campus in Bhubaneswar.
The students and faculty are now empowered with the seamless connectivity and high-speed internet which they can use for accessing vast online resources. Jio has successfully enabled over 160 Government and private educational institutions with Wi-Fi across Odisha state. Several other institutes of higher education have been identified which will be receiving Jio’s Wi-Fi services soon.
In his Address at the company’s AGM in July, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani had said that Jio is providing broadband connectivity to all the 58,000 colleges and will connect 1.9 million schools across the country. These educational institutions collectively provide education to nearly 200 million children.
Early this week, Jio completed its two years of commencement of operations that triggered a digital revolution in the country.