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Reliance Industries to Acquire Telecom Solutions firm Radisys Corporation
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Reliance Industries to Acquire Telecom Solutions firm Radisys Corporation

Reliance Industries is gearing to acquire Nasdaq listed telecom solutions provider Radisys Corporation for a whopping $75 million i.e approx (Rs. 510 crores), a move that would push it into an Internet of Things and 5G through Reliance Jio Infocomm. According to the sources, RIL will pay $1.72 per share in cash for the buyout which will bolster Mukesh Ambani owned company's positioning as a telecom company. In its official company statement, Reliance Jio director Akash Ambani said, "This acquisition further accelerates (Reliance) Jio’s global innovation and technology leadership in the areas of 5G, IOT and open source architecture adoption."   Speaking on the development, Akash Ambani further said, "Radisys top-class management and engineering team offer Reliance rapid innovat...
Reliance Acquires Online Education Portal Embibe
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Reliance Acquires Online Education Portal Embibe

Reliance Industries recently purchased a majority stake of 72.69% in Indiavidual Learning Pvt Ltd’s online education platform Embibe. Mukesh Ambani’s company is set to pour $180 million over the next three years in the company, according to stock market filings. The deal will also see Lightbox and Kalaari Capital leave the online learning platform’s board as Reliance Industries is buying out their stakes. The two venture funds had invested a combined $4 million in the company back in 2013. The investment in Embibe underlines Reliance’s commitment to growing the education sector in India and the world and making education accessible to the widest possible group of students by deploying technology. Reliance aims to connect over 1.9 million schools and 58,000 universities across India wit...
Mukesh Ambani Launches Free Jio Phone At Reliance AGM
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Mukesh Ambani Launches Free Jio Phone At Reliance AGM

The much awaited Reliance Jio phone was launched by  Akash Ambani and Isha Ambani, Mukuesh Ambani's son and daughter at the Annual Grand Meeting this morning. The Jio Phone will help achieve PM Modi's dream of 'Made In India' said Akash at the AGM. The phone will support 22 languages, and will be available nation wide for effectively 0 price. The user however will have to pay Rs 1500 as security deposit which they will get back after 36 months of purchase. The phone comes with basic features such as Phone logs, contacts, headphone jack, torch,FM Radio, SD Card slot, Bluetooth Connectivity and with Alphanumeric Keypad. The JioPhone has been tipped to come with a 4GB of internal storage, and 512MB of RAM. The mobile will have the ability to install and run apps, including Jio’s own...