Reliance Industries on Friday unveiled an ambitious artificial intelligence strategy spanning computing infrastructure, enterprise services and consumer applications, outlining plans to build one of the world's largest AI compute platforms while bringing AI directly into phone calls and homes.
Speaking at Reliance Industries' 49th annual general meeting, Jio Chairman Akash Ambani said Reliance Intelligence is building what he described as India's sovereign AI backbone, while Jio also showcased new AI-powered products ranging from a call assistant to an AI operating system for homes.
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Building India's sovereign AI backbone
Reliance Intelligence is building a large-scale AI data centre in Jamnagar powered entirely by renewable energy generated from Reliance's Kutch energy complex.
The first phase of the facility, comprising 120 MW of capacity, will be commissioned by the end of 2026. Reliance is also operationalising an initial deployment of Nvidia's latest GB300 GPUs, providing compute capacity equivalent to more than 75,000 H100 GPUs on an AI inference basis.
"As the first 120 MW becomes fully operational, this capacity can scale to over 200,000 H100-equivalent GPUs," Ambani said, adding that the project would place Reliance among the largest AI infrastructure platforms being built anywhere in the world.
The announcement comes as countries and companies globally race to secure computing capacity needed to train and deploy AI models, with access to advanced chips increasingly becoming a strategic priority.
Google and Meta partnerships deepen AI push
Ambani said the company has deepened its collaboration with Google, making Google AI Pro powered by Gemini available free of cost to Jio users. It is also working with Meta to operationalise the Llama open-source AI ecosystem for Indian enterprises.
Reliance Intelligence will provide sovereign hosting within India, offering enterprises model transparency, portability and greater control over AI deployments.
"No company, however large, can build the future alone," Ambani said, outlining Reliance's partnership-led approach to AI development.
AI apps for healthcare, education and farming
Reliance also unveiled a suite of AI-powered applications aimed at consumers, businesses and public services.
The portfolio includes Jio Bharat IQ, which Ambani described as an AI companion for every Indian; Jio AI Assistant for merchants and small businesses; JioHealth IQ for healthcare support; JioLearn IQ for education; and JioKrishi IQ for farmers.
According to Ambani, all services are being built to operate across 22 Indian languages.
"Unlike global AI platforms that build in English and translate later, Jio is building AI natively in Indian languages," he said.
Ambani rallies young engineers to build AI for India
Ambani attributed the success of the Jio revolution to courage, creativity, and commitment of thousands of young Indian engineers who helped Jio in shattering the myth that the country could only import foreign technology.
"Before Jio, many believed that India could only import technology from the world. Our engineers proved otherwise. They built, tested, deployed, and operated technologies at an unprecedented scale," Ambani said.
Today, Jio is not just integrating technology, it is creating original technology.
Reliance Intelligence offers an even bigger opportunity to young, promising engineers.
"They will get to work on problems of national scale and impact. They will build and deploy technology for 1.5 billion Indians. They will create India-born innovation that the world can adopt," Ambani said.
Inviting them to "come, build with us, and build for India," Ambani promised the scale, resources, and freedom to develop powerful, language-fluent, and affordable AI that empowers everyone from farmers to creators while actively driving productivity and job creation.
"...Come, build with us. And build for India. Build AI that serves humanity; AI that is powerful, trusted, yet affordable; AI that is fluent in every Indian language; AI that empowers farmers, students, doctors, shopkeepers, workers, creators, and families... We will give you the scale, the resources, the freedom, and the responsibility to solve some of the most important challenges of our age," Ambani added.
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AI already powering Reliance businesses
Reliance said AI is already being deployed across its businesses.
At Jio, AI-native network management is being used to improve efficiency and service quality. Reliance Retail is using AI-powered merchandising and supply chain optimisation, while JioStar is leveraging AI for multilingual content creation.
In the oil-to-chemicals business, AI-driven process optimisation is helping improve yields and reduce energy consumption.
Say 'Hey Jio': AI assistant comes to phone calls
One of the most consumer-facing announcements at the AGM was an AI agent embedded directly into the Jio network.
Users will be able to activate the assistant by saying "Hey Jio" during a phone call without downloading a separate application.
The AI agent can transcribe calls, identify up to 10 speakers in conference calls, generate summaries, reminders and action items, and share them with participants.
It can also perform tasks such as booking cabs, ordering food, reserving restaurant tables and scheduling meetings.
"Every day, Jio carries over 20 billion minutes of voice traffic, making us one of the largest voice carriers in the world," Ambani said. "We asked a simple question: why should AI sit outside the place where Indians interact the most?"
The service will be available in Indian languages and is designed to bring AI directly into the communication experience of millions of users.
Jio Teleframe: An AI operating system for homes
Reliance also unveiled Jio Teleframe, which Kiran Thomas, chief executive of Reliance Jio, described as an AI operating system for homes.
According to Thomas, Teleframe uses multiple AI agents that understand context and proactively assist users instead of waiting for commands through apps.
The platform can help coordinate everyday household activities, from surfacing weather alerts and appointment reminders before family members leave home to managing schedules and household tasks.
Reliance demonstrated how specialised AI agents could assist during social gatherings by tracking guest arrivals, recommending food based on family preferences and coordinating deliveries. Other agents focused on healthcare reminders, while entertainment-focused agents could automatically launch content, adjust home settings and provide live updates during sporting events.
The company said Teleframe is part of its broader effort to embed AI into everyday life, creating what Thomas described as "a home that understands you and looks after the people in it."
Reliance's ₹10 lakh crore AI infrastructure bet
The announcements build on plans outlined in Reliance's FY26 annual report, where the company said it intends to invest ₹10 lakh crore to build multi-gigawatt AI-ready data centres.
Chairman Mukesh Ambani has positioned Reliance Intelligence as the vehicle through which the company aims to democratise AI access across consumers, enterprises and public institutions.
The push is backed by Jio's vast digital footprint. The telecom business ended FY26 with more than 524 million subscribers, including over 268 million 5G users and more than 27 million connected homes.
Why AI is central to Reliance's next growth phase
Over the past year, Reliance has stitched together a series of AI partnerships and infrastructure investments as it seeks to establish itself across multiple layers of the AI value chain.
Last year, the company announced a joint venture with Meta to develop enterprise AI solutions through Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Ltd (REIL), combining Meta's Llama models with Reliance's digital infrastructure and enterprise reach. Reliance and Meta have jointly invested ₹855 crore in the venture, with Reliance holding a 70% stake.
The company has also expanded its relationship with Google Cloud and announced plans to develop AI-capable cloud infrastructure in Jamnagar for enterprises, startups, developers and public sector organisations.
The strategy reflects Reliance's belief that its telecom networks, cloud infrastructure, connected devices and digital services ecosystem position it to become a major player in India's AI economy.
"Just as Jio made data affordable for every Indian, Reliance Intelligence will disrupt AI economics by making it dramatically more affordable for every Indian," Ambani said.
(With inputs from agencies)
