Government expects to roll out indigenously developed 5G technology by August this year, according to Minister of State for Telecommunications Devusinh Chauhan.
Devusinh Chauhan made the remarks while speaking at the World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022, organised by UN body ITU in Geneva.
Also Devusinh Chauhan said the government is also launching a research and development fund for funding development of telecom technology.
Devusinh Chauhan Said :
“India has develop an indigenous 4G stack wherein 4G Core and Radio Access Networks (are) design and test in India. It helps the operators to choose any vendor, reduces the cost and enables easier expansions. Indigenous 5G stack is also expect to be roll out by August 2022,”.
IT major TCS and state-own telecom research firm CDoT are engage in developing 5G techology indigenously which is likely to be deploy on the BSNL network.
Devusinh Chauhan believes in the principle of Antyodaya, which means development of people at the bottom of the pyramid, the marginalised people, living in far flung areas and cut off from the main stream.
Devusinh Chauhan Said :
“For development of reliable ICT infrastructure, six hundred thousand villages are being connect through optical fibre cables. Through use of satellite communication services and submarine cable networks, small and remote islands and other inaccessible areas are being connect,”.
Devusinh Chauhan also held bilateral discussions with Japan’s Vice Minister Yuji Sasaki for Policy Coordination where they discuss mutual cooperation in many areas, including 5G and security of network, an official statement said.
Devusinh Chauhan also held bilateral talks with the Iran’s Communications and Information Technology Minsiter Issa Zarepour.
