Digital services provider Jio is actively working on the development of 6G technology with the goal of becoming a global leader in the field according to the annual report of its parent company Reliance Industries. Jio is currently the world’s largest data operator handling over 17 exabytes of data traffic each month and accounting for nearly 60% of India’s total wireless data traffic. What’s Reliance Jio’s Future Plan? Jio continues to work on future communication technologies and is actively researching and developing 6G technology aiming to be a global leader in its development and deployment. In less than a decade Jio has driven India’s transition from data darkness to data abundance with its vision and ahead of the curve investments on 4G pre-2016 fiber-to-the-home in 2018 standalone 5G in 2022 and FWA (fixes wireless access) in 2024 RIL annual report for 2024-25 said. To augment Jios technology leadership in building terrestrial networks it is also building its own satellite communication platform and partnering with SpaceX to offer Starlink’s broadband internet services to its customers in India. Reliance Jio Customer Base As of March 2025 Jio had around 191 million 5G users on its network contributing about 45 per cent of its wireless data traffic. Jio has connected around 18 million homes as of March 2025 and has accounted for about 85 per cent of the total new additions in the industry during the fiscal year. The company also plans to completely go green by 2030 by accessing renewable energy mix from its own as well as third party plants. Jio is focused on 100 per cent renewable electricity by FY 2029-30 the report said. Reliance Group is pursuing its commitment to go net carbon neutral by 2035. Jios operations are also significantly more energy efficient as compared to its global peers. GSMAi in its March 2025 report on energy benchmarking study recognised that energy per data traffic (kWh / GB) for Jio is around 30 per cent of the global average the report said. (With Inputs From PTI)