# Asia’s richest man plots a tech future after luring Google | Tech News (HT Tech) > After securing more than $20 billion in investment from the likes of Google and Facebook Inc., Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani laid out a vision for his digital venture as he seeks to build a homegrown technology titan that could rival global giants. # Asia’s richest man plots a tech future after luring Google ## After securing more than $20 billion in investment from the likes of Google and Facebook Inc., Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani laid out a vision for his digital venture as he seeks to build a homegrown technology titan that could rival global giants. Nov 01 2022, 21:38 IST ![Follow on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/follow-us-facebook.png) ![Follow on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/follow-us-facebook-hover.png) ![Share](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Share.png) ![Share](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Shareclicked.png) ![Share on WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/whatsapp.png) ![Share on WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/whatsapp-hover.png) ![Share on Twitter](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/twitter.png) ![Share on Twitter](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/twitter-hover.png) ![Share on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/facebook.png) ![Share on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/facebook-hover.png) ![Bookmark](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Bookmark.png) ![Bookmarked](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Bookmarked.png) ![Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani during a Reliance 43rd Annual General Meeting, in Mumbai on Wednesday.](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2020/07/15/960x540/20200715116L_1594818306555_1594818316890.jpg) Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani during a Reliance 43rd Annual General Meeting, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (ANI) ![Author Photo](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/HTTech-new-circle-logo.png) ### By BLOOMBERG Outlining plans for Jio Platforms Ltd. at the annual shareholders meeting of his conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. on Wednesday, Asia’s richest man talked mostly technology. He unveiled a slew of services, including a fifth-generation wireless network as early as next year and a mega video-streaming platform that will bring Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime and dozens of other TV channels under one umbrella. “I believe that the time has come for a truly global digital product and services company to emerge from India, and to be counted among the best in the world,” the tycoon told the 300,000-plus people who logged into the virtual conference from 41 countries. Ambani, 63, who inherited an oil refining and petrochemicals empire after his father’s death in 2002, is now betting on technology for future growth in a pivot away from the legacy business. Jio Platforms, unveiled last year is now at the center of his ambitions to tap a market of more than 1 billion people, who are increasingly embracing mobile devices and data plans to shop online. Jio is eyeing an opportunity to shake up retail, content streaming, digital payments, education and health care. Also read click here. Giant Rivals Those plans would put Jio in direct competition with e-commerce giant such as Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.’s local operations. The potential for growth in India has helped Jio attract some of Silicon Valley’s top names as investors. Alphabet Inc.’s Google is the latest to come on board, with Wednesday’s announcement of a $4.5 billion investment for a 7.7% stake that values the digital venture at about $58 billion. “Each of the new hyper growth engines have high customer acceptance opportunity with scale, and will be multiple times current valuation, making the traditional oil and gas business a less than 20% contributor to valuation going forward,” said Chakri Lokapriya, chief investment officer at TCG Asset Management in Mumbai. Reliance has received strong interest from investors for its retail unit and plans to induct global partners in the coming quarters, Ambani said without sharing any more details. Here are some of the plans laid out by Ambani: - Google and Jio are partnering to build an Operating System that could power a cheap 4G/5G smartphone. - JioMart, the online shopping portal, and WhatsApp will be working closely to create growth opportunities for millions of Indian small merchants and enable customers seamlessly transact with mom-and-pop stores - Jio Glass to bring teachers and students together in 3D virtual rooms and conduct holographic classes through our Jio Mixed Reality cloud in real-time - Broadband for enterprises and small businesses; Narrowband Internet-of-Things (NBIoT) Jio, which started out as a wireless carrier as its first building block back in 2016, will roll out its 5G network once airwaves are available, according to Ambani. Unlike other carriers, Jio will be using a technology developed locally for 5G, Ambani said, leaving it immune to political disputes linked to Chinese equipment vendors that global telecommunications companies are embroiled in. Ambani’s speech touched on the oil business closer to the end and confirmed that the stake sale transaction in its oil-and-chemicals division to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. hadn’t progressed as planned. The much-awaited deal update triggered a slump in Reliance’s shares. Reliance stock fell 3.8% Wednesday, the biggest drop since May 14, paring gains from a rally spurred by the investments in Jio. The shares are still more than double their value when they reached a low on March 23. By P R Sanjai Catch all the Latest Tech News, Mobile News, Laptop News, Gaming news, Wearables News , How To News, also keep up with us on Whatsapp channel,Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram. 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