The widening scope and relevance of Google’s Digitization Fund for India
Google’s announcement of a $1 billion investment in Airtel is the latest expansion for the tech giant’s Google for India Digitization Fund. The India focus for Google hasn’t been restricted to just the Digitization Fund for India The focus for this partnership and investment is two pronged – consumers, that’s you and us, as well as push 5G and cloud ecosystems which will be important for small and medium businesses. Airtel is already using Google’s Evolved Packet Core & Software Defined Network framework – this is to provide converged voice and data services on mobile networks. The highlights were the heavily customized Android OS called Pragati OS, a ‘Nearby Share’ feature for transferring files without using mobile data, translate feature embedded across the interface and Google Assistant understanding voice commands in 10 Indian languages.
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