Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) has signed a collaboration agreement with one of the world’s leading technology company, Jio Platforms Limited (Jio). Jio, the India-based technology company, focuses on innovations in the fields of 4G and 5G networks as well as various data processing solutions.
According to Gert Jervan, Dean of TalTech’s School of Information Technologies, the university is an academic leader in the telecommunications field in Estonia and a trainer of new top specialists. “The collaboration (MoU) with Jio opens up new scientific challenges for us and broadens students' learning opportunities. It is extremely exciting to bring an additional technological partner into our ecosystem, with whom we can develop new capabilities for researching future communication technologies,” said Jervan.
Aayush Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President of Jio Platforms Limited, added, “We are excited to announce the collaboration with Taltech. This engagement represents a significant step forward in our commitment to advancing telecommunications technology, particularly in the realm of 5G, 5G Advanced and 6G. We look forward to working closely with TalTech to explore new frontiers in technology innovation."
“Jio is the world's third-largest telecommunications company, and the close cooperation between Estonia and the Indian parent company has been ongoing for over six years,” said Taavi Kotka, CEO of Jio Research Centre. He noted that while this collaboration was previously focused mainly on developing technical solutions necessary for the functioning of a digital society, it now includes an academic direction through cooperation with top European universities, including TalTech. “This provides an opportunity to jointly contribute to the analysis and development of new technologies,” added Kotka.
About Jio Platforms Limited
Jio Platforms Limited ("Jio"), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, has built a world class, all-IP, data strong, future proof network with 4G LTE and 5G technologies (through its wholly owned subsidiary, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited). It is the only network conceived as a Mobile Video Network from the ground up. It is future-ready and can be easily upgraded to support even more data, as technologies advance to 6G and beyond.
Jio has brought transformational changes in the Indian digital services space to enable the vision of Digital India for 1.4 billion Indians and propel India into global leadership in the digital economy. It has created an eco-system comprising of network, devices, applications and content, service experience, and affordable tariffs for everyone to live the Jio Digital Life.
About Jio Estonia
Reliance Industries has set up a research unit in Estonia known as Jio Research Centre. Jio Research Centre proposes to engage in the activity of software development and provide consultancy for existing and future technology initiatives pursued by the company and its subsidiaries.