The collaboration with the University of Oulu is expected to extend Jio's 5G capabilities and will help explore use cases in the 6G era. The university said that 6G builds on top of 5G and extends digitisation through unique capabilities, adding that 5G and 6G will co-exist and cover a broad range of consumer and enterprise use cases.

The satellite broadband services in India will be provided by Hughes and Bharti Airtel joint venture Hughes Communications India Private Ltd (HCIPL). "This announcement marks a turning point for Digital India. We look forward to bringing them high-speed, low-latency services from HCIPL, using OneWeb capacity," HCIPL president and managing director Partho Banerjee said.

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc is making another push to grow its fashion business, announcing on Thursday it will open its first-ever apparel store this year, with a tech twist. At 30,000 square feet the planned "Amazon Style" shop near Los Angeles has dressing rooms with touchscreen letting shoppers request more items that staff deliver to a secure, two-sided closet "within minutes". The touchscreens suggest items to shoppers too.

Metaverse is fast becoming a bandwagon for brands to jump on and become the first mover.