Reliance JioPhone Next with Google launch date in India: In a major development, Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced the launch date JioPhone Next during the 44th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) event.

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"Reliance Jio and Google have developed a new ultra-affordable JioPhone dubbed the JioPhone Next. The 4G smartphone runs on Android OS. The 4G smartphone will be available starting September 10."

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"JIOPHONE NEXT is powered by an optimized version of Android OS jointly developed by Jio and the tech giant Google. It is ultra-affordable and packs cutting-edge features. It will be available in the market from Ganesh Chaturthi, 10th September," Mukesh Ambani said during the live virtual event. 

Jio Phone Next features also include a voice assistant, automatic read-aloud of screen text, language translation, smart camera with augmented reality filters, and more. 

During the event, Mukesh Ambani also said: "JioFiber has acquired over 2 million new premises over the past year. With a cumulative base of 3 million active home and business users, JioFiber has become the largest and the fastest-growing fixed broadband operator in India." 

"Jio is uniquely positioned to quickly and seamlessly upgrade to 5G. To develop 5G ecosystem, we are working with global partners to develop a range of 5G devices. Jio is not just working to make India 2G-mukt, but also 5G-yukt," he further added. 

Reliance will set up 100 GW of solar energy by 2030, said Mukesh Ambani at the company's annual shareholder meeting. The company will invest Rs 60,000 cr to build integrated solar photovoltaic factory, battery making unit, green hydrogen unit, 

"We are launching our new energy business with aim of bridging the green energy divide in India, globally," Mukesh Ambani said during the event.