Govt planning to launch 6G network by 2030, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Department of Telecommunications on Monday announced a 15-member Bharat 6G alliance of industry leaders and academia to work on 6G development as the government aims for 10 per cent of 6G patents by 2030.

Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “We should keep a minimum target that 10 per cent of the 6G IPR (intellectual property rights) are from India by the time we reach 2029 or 2030.”

Vaishnaw said that India has acquired over 200 patents of 6G technology so far.

With plans of launching the 6G network by 2030, the alliance will work towards setting up the 6G network, which will have speed almost 100 times faster than 5G, in a methodical, proper, and systematic way.