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Oct 25, 2018
Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal, Vodafone Idea Chairman Kumar Birla will all participate in the India Mobile Congress 2018.
Heads of the country's top telecom firms will share the dais during the India Mobile Congress from Oct. 25-27, where these companies are expected to discuss critical issues facing the industry.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Airtel Ltd. Chairman Sunil Mittal, Vodafone Idea Ltd. Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla will all be part of the inaugural session today.
The second edition of the three-day India Mobile Congress will focus on BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) region telecom sector.
Cellular Operators Association of India Director General Rajan Mathews said that delegates from the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and the European Union have confirmed participation in the event.
"Today we are living in an India of unprecented hope and promise. We are no longer a poor country. By 2021 only 3 percent will live under the poverty line." ~ Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited speaking at #IMC2018pic.twitter.com/11yERt8h5t
We are steadily moving towards achieving the government's digital India dream. Wireless boradband will help industrial application and give new impetus to the digital India program. - Mr. Kumar M. Birla, Chairman @AdityaBirlaGrp at #IMC2018#indiamobilecongresspic.twitter.com/GBe19FQqoY