Reliance Jio Inks Deal With AirWire For Connected Car Device

The AirWire Connected Car Device will work in Jio's pan-India advanced 4G/LTE Network enabling Connect Car apps and services such as automobile telematics, security and safety.

"We are pleased to offer a Connected Car Device for India, manufactured in India, in partnership with Jio."

The AirWire Connected Car Device connects to the vehicle's OBD-II port over a cable in the car. The connected car device will provide uninterrupted connectivity through Reliance Jio's advanced 4G LTE network. It will seamlessly uploads important vehicle data to the cloud for analysis and enables convenient and useful apps and services to the user's smartphones.

"We are pleased to offer a Connected Car Device for India, manufactured in India, in partnership with Jio," said Debashis Bagchi, AirWire Technologies President & CEO.

"Jio's commitment and focus on the Connected Car market will provide the world the first countrywide deployment of this technology. Jio's deployment strategy will validate the value of big data analytics to enhance the consumer's satisfaction with vehicle driving and ownership."

"Jio has been working closely with AirWire in developing this unique product to enable a suite of services and apps that will make the driving experience unique for the consumers. Jio's partnership with AirWire provides the connected car device platform in the vehicle for our connected car initiative, Jio Car Connect. Driving, owning, maintaining and securing the vehicle will now fundamentally change with Jio Car Connect and the AirWire device," said Reliance Jio.

The AirWire Connected Car device gives almost all the vehicle information to the user through a smartphone app. The device can immobilize the vehicle at the time of theft, alert owner about car movement and locate car.