India set to launch 6G services by end of this decade: PM Modi

India

oi-Deepika S

New
Delhi,
Aug
26:
Ahead
of
5G
rollout
in
India,
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
said
on
Thursday
that
the
government
was
preparing
to
launch
6G
by
the
end
of
this
decade.

The
Prime
Minister
made
the
announcement
during
his
address
at
the
Grand
Finale
of
Smart
India
Hackathon
2022
via
video
conferencing.

“Youth
can
work
on
new
solutions
to
promote
the
use
of
drone
technology
in
the
agriculture
and
health
sector.
We
are
preparing
to
launch
6G
by
the
end
of
this
decade.
The
government
is
encouraging
Indian
solutions
in
gaming
and
entertainment.
The
way
the
government
is
investing,
all
of
the
youth
should
take
advantage,”
PM
Modi
said.

The
Prime
Minister
said
that
every
day
new
areas
and
challenges
are
seeking
innovative
solutions.
He
told
the
innovators
to
find
solutions
for
agriculture-related
issues.
He
asked
the
young
innovators
to
take
full
advantage
of
the
initiatives
like
optical
fibre
in
every
village
and
the
launch
of
5G,
and
the
promotion
of
the
gaming
ecosystem.

Flexible
workplaces,
work-from-home
ecosystem:
PM
Modi
on
future
of
workplaces
in
India

India
is
set
to
witness
the
rollout
of
5G
technology
which
the
government
claims
would
be
affordable
and
accessible.

Earlier
in
the
day,
Union
Minister
IT
minister
Ashwini
Vaishnaw
said,
that
the
roll
out
could
be
as
soon
as
October
this
year.
“Industry
has
started
hiring
for
5G
infrastructure
and
within
2-3
years
5G
services
will
reach
every
part
of
the
country.
We
have
requested
the
industry
to
make
5G
charges
affordable.
Our
mobile
services
charges
are
the
lowest
in
the
world.
We
will
get
world-class
5G
services,”
he
said.

Vaishnaw
said
that
all
the
steps
needed
for
the
very
rapid
rollout
of
5G
are
moving
forward
in
a
very
nice
and
systematic
way.