Indian Government May Roll Out Indigenously Developed 5G Technology by August 2022: Devusinh Chauhan

TCS and state-owned telecom research firm CDoT are engaged in developing 5G technology indigenously in India.

Updated: 3 June 2022 14:26 IST

Indian Government May Roll Out Indigenously Developed 5G Technology by August 2022: Devusinh Chauhan

The government expects to roll out indigenously developed 5G technology by August this year

Highlights

The government is also launching a research and development fund
TCS and CDoT are engaged in developing 5G technology
The minister also held bilateral discussions

The government expects to roll out indigenously developed 5G technology by August this year, according to Minister of State for Telecommunications Devusinh Chauhan.

He made the remarks while speaking at the World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022, organised by UN body ITU in Geneva on Wednesday.

Chauhan said the government is also launching a research and development fund for funding development of telecom technology.

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"India has developed an indigenous 4G stack wherein 4G Core and Radio Access Networks (are) designed and tested in India. It helps the operators to choose any vendor, reduces the cost and enables easier expansions. Indigenous 5G stack is also expected to be rolled out by August 2022," he said in a statement issued on Thursday.

IT major TCS and state-owned telecom research firm CDoT are engaged in developing 5G techology indigenously which is likely to be deployed on the BSNL network.

The minister said India 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.

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"For development of reliable ICT infrastructure, six hundred thousand villages are being connected through optical fibre cables. Through use of satellite communication services and submarine cable networks, small and remote islands and other inaccessible areas are being connected," Chauhan said.

On the sidelines of the event, the minister also held bilateral discussions with Japan's Vice Minister Yuji Sasaki for Policy Coordination where they discussed mutual cooperation in several areas, including 5G and security of network, an official statement said.

Chauhan also held bilateral talks with the Iran's Communications and Information Technology Minsiter Issa Zarepour.

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