Budget 2023: Airtel, Reliance Jio in focus as govt to set up 100 labs for 5G use cases

The union government will set up 100 labs to develop applications and drive up enterprise use cases. The labs will be set up in engineering institutes, which will be positive for telecom companies.

The labs will be set up to realise a new range of opportunities, business models, and employment potential, Sitharaman said, adding that they will cover, among others, applications such as smart classrooms, precision farming, intelligent transport systems, and health care applications.