India’s 6G era: A new chapter

Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced in the Lok Sabha that India would no longer be a mere technology follower, but 6G Will take global leadership in. He mentioned that India 4G I accepted to stay behind, 5g Made equality in, and now 6G I am preparing to show direction to everyone.

5G success journey

Scindia told that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led by 5g Implementation has become a global success story. By 2023, around 5 lakh BTS (Base Transceiver Stations) have been installed in the country, and today in 767 out of 778 districts. 5g network Is available.

increase in number of consumers

The Minister informed that currently in India 36 crore 5G consumers Are. It is estimated that this number will increase by 2026 42 crores and by 2030 100 crores Will reach. This number to India 6G Is providing the basis to move towards.

Development of satellite connectivity in rural areas

Noting the network problem in rural and remote areas, Scindia said that where there is no normal telecom access, satcom Solution will be provided through (satellite connection). For this, the process of spectrum allocation is going on and Starlink, OneWebAnd reliance Licenses have been granted to such companies.

Network facilities in air passenger service

Discussing the problem of mobile network during air travel, Scindia said that the Department of Telecommunications has framed the necessary rules. The civil aviation ministry will have to define operational rules to enable airlines to install transponders on every aircraft to provide in-flight network access to passengers.

Exports increase, imports stable

Scindia shared that India’s export of telecom equipment in the last five years 10 thousand crore rupees more than Rs 18,406 crore has reached, which represents an increase of 72%. Whereas, import level 51 thousand crore rupees But it remains stable.

Increase in internet data consumption

India has now become the second highest internet data consuming country in the world. According to a report, by 2028 in India 77 crore 5G users It is estimated that data consumption is likely to increase three times.