India is an extremely important market for AMD with Reliance Jio the country’s largest telecom operator among the customers using its graphic processing units (GPUs) in data centres a senior company official told PTI. It has a workforce of around 8000 in India and AMD views the country as a critical engineering hub according to company officials. AMD On Work WIth Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the Advancing AI event organised by the company recently AMD General Manager for Data Center GPU business unit Andrew Dieckman spoke about the work with Jio. So weve deployed a fairly significant POC (proof of concept) with them that were working on. And we are working on some future deployment plans that are yet to be announced in the future he said adding that Jio is an important partner for the company in India. Meta OpenAI Tesla Use AMDs Services Earlier the companys Chief Executive Lisa Su said it is working with top companies including Meta OpenAI Tesla and Reliance Jio for powering their AI advancements and added that many of the customers have been added in the last nine months. About 70 per cent of companies at the top of AI work including Reliance Jio are using AMDs Instinct GPUs she said displaying a long list of brands. It can be noted that Jio had earlier announced a partnership with AMDs bigger rival Nvidia on building AI infrastructure in the country.  The collaboration is aimed at advancing Indias capabilities in harnessing the power of AI for various industries and sectors as per the company. There were media reports last year saying Jios parent Reliance Industries will be using Nvidias Blackwell chips for its data center. At the event Su said her companys offerings are much cheaper than rivals while delivering the same or better computing performance. On perceptions of Nvidia holding the edge when it comes to the GPU market Dieckman said one company will not define everything that is AI for the entire world and added that it is a very large market that can accommodate multiple winners. There will not be one company that will define everything that is AI for the entire world. This is not healthy and nor will strong companies and strong sovereign nations allow that to happen because its just putting all of your eggs in one very specific basket he said. AMD is not a transactional company and believes in a very collaborative mindset he said pointing out that it has an open ecosystem. Apart from working with Reliance Jio AMD is also keen on offering its services to the Sovereign AI initiative he said. We are seeking to work very closely with the various large players there (in India) to bring domestic solutions to market and make sure that India is well represented in terms of having your own sovereign AI capabilities. Speaking about AMDs operations in the country where it employs over 8000 people Dieckman said the company has a large footprint in India and the country plays a critical role in its research and development. When you look at the growth rate and GDP of India (it is) super important on market for us. And we are seeking to work very closely with you know the various large players there to bring domestic solutions to market and make sure that India is well represented in terms of having your own sovereign AI capabilities he said.  (With Inputs From PTI)