India quickens 6G rollout with 127 global partners
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India speeds up global 6G rollout to bridge digital divide
By Sanjay Singh
New Delhi, October 4: As India is moving towards fastest rollout of 5G and advancing towards transition to 6G technology, the government is in the process of getting almost 127 Global patterns, along with that setting up of 100 5G case labs.
Besides this, the government is also expanding towards production of telecom equipment to widen its product base in the telecom industry that has been largely surviving on imports of telecom gears.
According to sources at Department of Telecommunications (DOT), the production of Telecom has been a huge success, with close to Rs 3400 crore, worth of investment, Rs 50,000 crore worth of sales and around Rs 10500 crore worth of exports. This will add to creating almost 17, 800 new jobs across India.
This would also contribute to the idea of Atmnirbhar Bharat. As of today, the negative trade balance of telecom equipment has been narrowed down to Rs 4000 crore from 2014’s, Rs 88,000 crore.
Additionally, DOT is also making a performance management unit (PMU), which will set up a daily target for the launch of 4G services by State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).
State owned Tejas, BSNL, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) and C-DOT (Centre For Development Of Telematics) is part of PMU. The PMU will have a daily target, which will be monitored by the Unio Telecom minister and the DOT Secretary, according to ministry sources.
BNSL has gained 2.9 million mobile phone customers in July, after private telecom operators such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea raised tariffs in August this year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year had unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document and launched the 6G R&D Test Bed. He also launched the ‘Call before u Dig’ App. ITU is the United Nations’ specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs).
India had signed a Host Country Agreement in March 2022 with ITU for the establishment of Area Office. It will serve India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan and Iran, enhancing coordination among nations and fostering mutually beneficial economic cooperation in the region.
The Prime Minister had referred to the Global South Summit and underlined the importance of technology, design and standards as per the needs of the Global South as Global South is trying to rapidly breach the technological divide. “ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre is a huge step in this direction and will also give momentum to India’s efforts to provide universal connectivity in the Global South”, he said.
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