Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday hat India plans to put out a 6G cellular network by the end of the decade, which will give ultra-high-speed internet connectivity.
India now has 3G and 4G communication networks, with 5G expected to be launched in the coming months.
He said the 5G network rollout will add USD 450 billion to the Indian economy, speaking at the silver jubilee event of telecom industry regulator TRAI in Delhi.
“This will not only accelerate internet speed but also development. By the end of this decade, we should be able to launch 6G services, and our task force has started working on it,” said PM Modi at TRAI’s silver jubilee celebrations.
…5G to contribute $450 bn to our economy. This will not only accelerate internet speed but also development. By the end of this decade, we should be able to launch 6G services, and our task force has started working on it: PM Modi at TRAI's silver jubilee celebrations pic.twitter.com/B8tVDSZgla
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2022
Agriculture, health, education, infrastructure, and logistics will all benefit, he claimed. PM Modi stated that connectivity will determine the country’s success in the twenty-first century, and that new infrastructure must be implemented. A task force, according to the prime minister, has begun work on deploying a 6G network before the end of the decade.
PM Modi said the 2G period was symptomatic of policy stagnation and corruption during the previous Congress-led UPA government. Under his leadership, the country transitioned to 4G and is presently transitioning to 5G.
He added that teledensity and internet users are rapidly increasing, and that India’s mobile manufacturing units have grown from two to over 200, making it the world’s largest mobile manufacturing hub.
The prime minister also stated that his government has promoted healthy competition, resulting in India having one of the world’s lowest telecom data rates.
