Jio-Google tie up can shake up India's smartphone market, threaten Chinese players

According to technology research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR), the Google-Jio alliance must be viewed as a serious disruptive force that current incumbents – Chinese and global brands – need to watch out for.

SynopsisThe transition from 4G to 5G via this partnership could lead to consolidation in the smartphone market, directly hitting the Chinese brands focussed on the mass market, or at least, capturing a good chunk of their market shares.

NEW DELHI: Global tech leader Google and Reliance Jio’s combined efforts to launch an affordable 4G and 5G smartphones could shake up the Indian smartphone space and threaten the dominance of Chinese

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ET Bureau

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Jul 15, 2020, 06:45 PM IST

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