Listen "Google and Jio's cost-friendly phone ended up being a costly mistake"
Episode Synopsis
In 2020, Google invested $4.5 billion in Reliance's Jio Platforms for a 7.7% equity. The flagship product of this alliance was a budget friendly 4G smartphone priced at Rs 6500 called JioPhone Next. The idea was to make the internet more accessible to millions of more Indians.When it was launched, the telco was expected to sell at least 20 million devices in a year. But so far, it has sold only 2 million.A tech giant and a telco giant coming together to make a pocket-friendly smartphone--the plan sounded perfect. What could've gone wrong?Tune in to find out.
More episodes of the podcast Daybreak
The Ken: Stories that shaped 2025
24/12/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.