Overview
- Ambani is reported to arrive in Seoul on Tuesday for a two-day trip with his son Akash Ambani, who chairs Reliance Jio.
- He is expected to tour Samsung’s Suwon 5G production line and 6G development facilities with Lee Jae-yong, followed by a dinner in Seoul that includes Samsung’s network head.
- Industry sources suggest the visit could pave the way for a follow-up supply contract, though no deal has been announced.
- Samsung has long supplied Jio’s networks, serving as its 4G provider, while Jio’s subscriber base reached about 506 million as India pushes 5G after Huawei’s exclusion.
- Reliance is building a 3-gigawatt data center in Gujarat as part of a wider AI infrastructure drive that could create further areas for collaboration with Samsung.