India, Aug. 31 -- Nearly a decade ago, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) initiated its digital transformation, pivoting from its legacy oil and gas business to the telecom sector. The launch of Jio fundamentally altered the company's path and rewrote India's digital narrative.

Fast forward to 2025, Reliance is now raising its tech ambitions, stepping into the artificial intelligence (AI) age while preparing to take Jio public.

At the conglomerate's 48th annual general meeting (AGM), RIL chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani confirmed plans to list Jio by mid-2026. This would mark the first public listing of a major Reliance business since Reliance Petroleum in 2006.

The possibility of a Jio IPO has been discussed for some time. ...