PM Modi unveils 6G test bed: What it is; 6G speed vs 5G and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Bharat 6G vision document and launched the 6G research and development (R&D) test bed. PM Modi unveiled the 6G R&D test bed while inaugurating the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) area office and innovation centre in New Delhi. He said that the 6G R&D test bed will help faster adoption of the new technology in the country. He emphasised that India was only a user of telecom technology before 4G, but today, it is moving towards being the biggest exporter of telecom technology in the world.

6G vision document
The 6G vision document released by Department of Telecom (DoT) states that while 5G technology promises a speed of 40-1,100 Mbps with the potential to hit maximum speed of 10,000 Mbps; 6G will offer ultra-low latency with speeds up to 1 terabit per second. This is 1,000 times more than the top speed of 5G.