Govt Plans Launch Of 6G Tech By 2030
Mint Mumbai|March 23, 2023
India plans to design, develop and deploy 6G network technologies that will offer ubiquitous and secure connectivity at an affordable cost by 2030.
Gulveen Aulakh
Govt Plans Launch Of 6G Tech By 2030

"The vision document presented today will become a major basis for the 6G rollout in the next few years," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, unveiling the Bharat 6G Vision document.

The Bharat 6G mission, which has been introduced in the vision document, mission aims to position India as a global leader in 6G innovation and foster development and digital inclusion for its citizens.

India plans to develop standards for 6G technology in the first phase of a mission that will span two years starting in 2023, followed by the second phase involving building a 6G ecosystem over the following five years until 2030. The goal is to provide high-speed internet that is about 1,000 times faster than the 1 Gbps top speed of 5G.

This story is from the March 23, 2023 edition of Mint Mumbai.

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