Jio says it built a tower a minute during 5G rollout
In short
Jio said it covered 99% of India’s population in 19 months and now has over 250 million 5G users. Akash Ambani said the company built a telecom tower every minute during the rollout.
This matters because it shows the scale of Jio’s 5G push and its lead in the market. The reporting does not give a full tower count or independent check of the claim.
What the reporting says
Jio said it covered 99% of India’s population in 19 months and now has over 250 million 5G users, according to a CNBC TV18 summary of Akash Ambani’s remarks. The company was described as having built a telecom tower every minute during the rollout, and the network was presented as a competitive advantage. The reporting does not give a full build-out total or independent verification of the claim.
Why it matters
Jio said it covered 99% of India’s population in 19 months and now has over 250 million 5G users, according to a CNBC TV18 summary of Akash Ambani’s remarks. The report also says Jio built a telecom tower every minute during the rollout. The available reporting frames this as a competitive advantage, but it does not provide an independently verified tower total.