Jio launches 4G mobile service near Pangong Lake in Ladakh
Reliance Jio has expanded its 4G mobile services to a village close to Pangong lake in the Ladakh region. With this, Reliance Jio has become the first network to provide 4G mobile connectivity in and around the Pangong area, an area that has been a friction point between India and China in recent years.
As per officials, Jio launched its 4G voice and data services at Spangmik village near Pangong lake in Ladakh. According to a report from PTI, Lok Sabha member from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal inaugurated the Jio mobile tower at Spangmik village.
During the inauguration, Namgyal said that with the launch of the 4G mobile network in the Pangong area, the “long pending demand of the locals has been fulfilled”. “This launch will boost the economy of the region besides providing seamless connectivity to the tourists and the troops in the area,” he said at the inauguration.
The telecom operator said that it has been “continuously expanding and augmenting its network in the Ladakh region in line with its vision to digitally connect everyone and empower societies”.
“Overcoming the challenge of extremely difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions, Team Jio continues with its efforts of reaching the remotest parts of the Union Territory to ensure that people remain in touch in the areas which otherwise remain cut off from the rest of the country for months,” Jio said in an official statement.
