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04/07/23 06:14 AM IST

Bharat 6G Alliance

In News
  • The department of telecommunications announced an alliance of industry leaders and academia to drive innovation in the next generation wireless technology as the government aims for 10% of 6G patents by 2030.
Initiatives taken by Govt.
  • Data cost has been reduced from Rs.300/GB in 2014 to Rs.10/GB in 2023
  • The Right of Way permission which took 230 days has been reduced to 9 days
  • BTS sites have been increased 4 times to 25 Lakh
  • FDI in Telecom Sector has increased to 24 billion Dollar
  • In 5G , India Telecom industry has clocked investment of over 2.25 Lakh cores
  • Allocation of spectrum after the auction to TSPs was done in 24 hours
  • BSNL has become a market stabilizer and is now making operating profits
  • India is exporting technology to 12 countries including USA
  • 4G footprint is now 99% and for remaining 38,000 crores has been put in to ensure 100% connectivity
  • Over 2.7 lakh 5G tower have been installed almost at a rate of 1 Tower per minute making India among Top three 5G ecosystems in the World.
  • Japan has aligned with India on Digital Payment system of India.
  • Almost 1.5 lakh broadband connection have been provided in rural areas.
  • Under PLI, over 1,600 crore investments has happened in Telecom Manufacturing
  • Over 200 patents in 6G technology
About Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA)
  • The primary objective of B6GA is to understand the business and societal needs of 6G beyond technology requirements, foster consensus on these needs, and promote high-impact open research and development (R&D) initiatives.
  • B6GA aims to bring together Indian startups, companies, and the manufacturing ecosystem to establish consortia that drive the design, development and deployment of 6G technologies in India.
  • By accelerating standards-related patent creation within the country and actively contributing to international standardization organizations such as 3GPP and ITU, B6GA seeks to position India at the forefront of 6G innovation.
  • One of the key goals of B6GA is to facilitate market access for Indian telecom technology products and services, enabling the country to emerge as a global leader in 6G technology.
About Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF)
  • Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme was launched by DoT/USOF on 01.10.2022. 5% of annual collections from USOF will be available for TTDF Scheme for funding research & development of technologies, products, and services.
  • The scheme is envisaged to bridge digital divide by developing and manufacturing state-of-the-art technologies and to form synergies among academia, start-ups, research institutes, and the industry to build and develop the telecom ecosystem
  • The Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme entails grants to Indian entities to encourage and induct indigenous technologies tailor-made to meet domestic needs.
  • Under the TTDF scheme, USOF, DoT is also targeting to develop standards to meet countrywide requirements and create the ecosystem for research, design, prototyping, use cases, pilots, and proof of concept testing, among others.
Source- PIB

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