India will lead in 6G space: PM

tWorld is using made in India phones; 2014 not a date, but a change of era. The Rs80,000-cr PLI scheme is going on for the development of semiconductors — Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

9 Years Of Transformation

• NDA ruling made India an exporter from a net importer
• India reached 43rd position in mobile broadband speed from 118
• Access to capital, access to resources and access to technology is govt’s priority
• World saw the fastest 5G mobile telephony roll-out in India
• 4 lakh 5G base stations set up within a year of roll-out

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a fresh broadside against Congress as he termed 2014 not just a date, but a ‘badlav’ (change) as he touted reforms by his government that have transformed the landscape of the country. Speaking at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) here, Modi reeled out statistics to show how India has turned into an exporter of mobile phones from being an importer and how big tech companies -- from Apple to Google -- are lining up to become manufacturers in the country. He said after the fastest rollout of 5G mobile telephony services, India will lead the world on 6G.

“2014 is not just a date. It is ‘badlav’ (change),” he said. Recalling the launch of 5G technology in the country on October 1 last year, he remarked that within a year there are about 5 lakh 5G base stations across the country.

“Everyone knows what happened during the 2G (telecom spectrum allocation during the UPA government). During our government, 4G was expanded, but there was no stain on us,” he said. “I am confident that India will lead the world in 6G technology.”

Modi took swipes at the Congress-led UPA, saying just like outdated phones whose frozen screens won’t work no matter how many swipes were done or buttons pressed, the previous government too was in such a perpetual frozen state.

“A restart, or charging the battery or even changing the battery did not work,” he said. The same was true for the government of that time, he said.