Long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month

Aug. 8: Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan on Monday said 5G services will be rolled out in about a month and the 6G Technology Innovations Group is working towards the development of indigenous 6G stack.

He said that the government is promoting, the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured advanced telecom technology, and as a result, India today has a strong home-grown 5G mobile communications ecosystem. ”We have developed a fully indigenous 5G test bed, which will facilitate testing of 5G network elements. By the end of this year, we are likely to see indigenously developed, and manufactured 5G stack, getting deployed in rolling out 5G network in India,” the minister said.

He said that Indian engineers have developed a set of 5G standards, which will facilitate the spread of the 5G network in rural areas. The Department of Telecommunications also hosted an exhibition at the forum venue to showcase various indigenously developed digital products and services of India.