Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian telecom sector for rapidly moving from 2G, then 3G to 4G and now headed towards 5G and eventually 6G network in the near future. He spoke on the sidelines of the silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). He marked the occasion by releasing a postal stamp with the TRAI logo and 25 years mentioned on it.
PM Modi also talked about the “resilience, self-reliance and multiplier effect" created by the healthy competition in the Indian telecom sector. “Our telecom sector is a great example of how self-reliance and healthy competition create a multiplier effect in society and economy. Coming out of the despair, frustration, corruption, and policy paralysis of the 2G era, the country has moved rapidly from 3G to 4G and now 5G and 6G," PM Modi added.
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आत्मनिर्भरता और स्वस्थ स्पर्धा कैसे समाज में, अर्थव्यवस्था में multiplier effect पैदा करती है, इसका एक बेहतरीन उदाहरण हमारा टेलिकॉम सेक्टर है।2G काल की निराशा, हताशा, करप्शन, पॉलिसी पैरालिसिस से बाहर निकलकर देश ने 3G से 4G और अब 5G और 6G की तरफ तेज़ी से कदम बढ़ाए हैं: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 17, 2022
He also referred to the democratisation of mobile phones which made them accessible to all sections of the society and emphasised the need for domestic manufacturing of smartphones to make it a reality. “The result was that mobile manufacturing units increased from 2 to over 200," PM Modi highlighted during his speech.
India is expected to hold its 5G spectrum auctions in the coming months, paving the way for telecom operators to roll out their networks for business and consumers. Ashwini Vaishnaw stressed the need for an indigenous 5G technology stack, which is at an advanced stage and should be available by the end of this year, he pointed out.
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Telcos such as Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone are preparing their networks for upgradation and are keen to push the 5G connectivity bands for consumers at the earliest.
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Talking about 5G, PM Modi said “5G technology is going to bring positive changes in the governance, ease of living, ease of doing business. It will boost growth in agriculture, health, education, infrastructure and logistics, in every sector. This will create employment opportunities."
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