Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL), the wireless arm of India’s largest private sector company Reliance Industries, has launched its chat application across eight countries.

The app is now available across Canada, US, UK, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Singapore, Australia and China, apart from India.

“This will help in boosting our international presence and will also let our customers based in India to connect with their folks abroad,” a company spokesperson said.

The free-to-download chat application was launched in India in April this year. The app, which supports voice and video calls, is being positioned in direct competition against WhatsApp and WeChat and is available for download on Android and iOS platforms.

rajesh.kurup@thehindu.co.in

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