Reliance Jio announces Microsoft partnership, offers free cloud and internet services to budding startups

Budding startups will get free access to Jio Fiber and Microsoft's cloud services.

Anirudh Regidi|Aug 12, 2019, 20:16:25 IST

At the Reliance AGM held earlier today, RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani announced a long-term partnership with Microsoft. The partnership brings enterprise users access to Microsoft’s cloud-based software and hardware infrastructure via the JioFiber network.

Paired with JioFiber, these services will be offered for free to budding startups, and at a tenth of the average market price to everyone else, stated Ambani. SMBs would normally pay Rs 15,000 - 20,000 for services that Jio is offering from Rs 1,500 onwards. Larger businesses can customise a plan to suit their needs.

Jio will even invest in startups that attract its attention.[caption id="attachment_7149311" align="alignnone" width="1280"]

Budding startups will get free access to Jio Fiber and Microsoft services.[/caption]Microsoft will complement Jio’s fiber network with Azure powered data centres and cloud infrastructure. Ambani says that this partnership will allow India to build native, cloud-based applications that are designed and built for Indians and Indian businesses.

“All Indian businesses now have the capacity to accelerate their digital transformations and become globally competitive,” said Ambani.

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