Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday declared that the central government is likewise planning to start 6G services in the country by the end of this decade, just ahead of launching 5G during his speech at the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022 via video conferencing.
PM Modi stated that there are new areas and challenges seeking innovative solutions on a daily basis adding that he told the innovators to find solutions for issues related to agriculture.
“We are also preparing to launch 6G by the end of this decade. We are encouraging Indian solutions in gaming and entertainment.” he said.
He also encouraged the people to work on solutions to promote the use of drone technology in the agriculture as well as in the health sector and take advantage of the fact that Indian government is investing in technology.
The PM specifically asked the youth to take full advantage of optical fiber and 5G service in every villages. People have to accept new ideas and original thinking in order to upgrade innovation in our country, added Modi, for which we must pay attention to social support and institutional support, he said.
He stated that research and innovation must be revolutionized from the way of working to the way of living.
“India is progressing rapidly through one revolution after another in the last 7-8 years. Today, digital and talent revolutions are taking place here. Aspirations and challenges will bring forth many opportunities for the young innovators in the country,” he said.
“We are planning to roll out 5G services rapidly, telecom operators are working in that regard & installations are being done. Hopefully, we should be launching 5G services by October 12 & then would further scale up in cities & towns,” Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
5G services is set to be launched in India by 12 October, as Centre said on Thursday. 5G will be benifitting each and every corner of the country but primarily its service will be available in 13 cities. These cities include Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jamnagar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune.
