"This decade is India's 'Techade': PM Modi says nation fast becoming a big exporter of telecom technology

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is moving fast from being only a user a few years ago, to become a big exporter of telecom technology. While addressing a gathering at the inauguration ceremony of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area Office and Innovation Centre, PM said that India is one of the countries to have rolled out 5G mobile technology at the fastest pace as the services have been already expanded to 125 cities within 120 days of the launch of 5G. 

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"Within 6 months of the rollout of 5G technology we are talking about 6G," he said, adding, "Before 4G, India was only a user of telecom technology, but now India is moving fast to become a big exporter of telecom technology." 

He assured that India will set up 100 new 5G labs that will help in developing 5G applications as per the unique needs of India.  

Stressing that India's telecom and digital model is smooth, secure, transparent, and trusted, the prime minister said that this decade is 'Techade'. 

He further added that the government and private sector together have laid over 25 lakh kilometer optical fibre in the last nine years and this has helped the spread of internet usage even in the remote corners of the country.   

The prime minister also unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document and launched the 6G R&D Test Bed. 

India has signed a Host Country Agreement in March 2022 with ITU for the establishment of an area office. The area office in India also envisaged to have an Innovation Centre embedded in it, making it unique among other area offices of ITU. 

The new area office, fully funded by India, is located on the second floor of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) building at Mehrauli in New Delhi. 

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, a statement said. 

The Bharat 6G Vision Document is prepared by the Technology Innovation Group on 6G (TIG-6G) that was constituted in November 2021 with members from various ministries/departments, research and development institutions, academia, standardization bodies, telecom service providers and industry to develop a road map and action plans for 6G in India. 

The prime minister also launched the 'Call before u dig' mobile app.

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