5G ready soon! First 5G Call in India Tested by Union Minister at IIT-Madras
When India’s first 5G call was successfully conducted by Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at IIT-Madras, the country took another big step towards getting ready for 5G.
India just made a history first! For the first time, a successful 5G call was made by Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at IIT-Madras. The minister also revealed that the entire network system is designed and developed in India itself. This trial represented a huge step forward by India in the full rollout of 5G and it highlighted the indigenous ability to build and operate such systems. Also read: India’s Own 5G Stack Will Be Ready September-October: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The minister posted the video on India’s Koo microblogging platform with the caption, “Aatmanirbhar 5G! Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. The entire end to end network is designed and developed in India”. Earlier, he also said that the entire 5G network of India will be ready for deployment around September-October. He also called on other countries to actively consider these indigenous telecommunications systems for cost and quality advantages. Also read: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to roll out 6G in India on this date, check it out now
India’s first 5G call successfully tested at IIT-Madras
“This is the realization of the vision of the venerable Prime Minister. His vision is to have our own 4G, 5G technology platform, developed in India, manufactured in India and made for the world. We have to win the world with all this technology, Vaishnaw said.
While the trial has led to another successful step in the rollout of 5G technology, it is not expected that India will roll out these services before the end of the year.
“In today’s world where technology plays an important role in the economy, in this world, if the digital gap is not filled by conscious effort, the digital gap will increase. dramatically and we won’t be able to complete or narrow that division,” he added.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Modi spoke of the need for India to harness these technologies. He also said that India is aiming to deploy 6G technologies by the end of the decade. He explained that a task force has also been created for the same and it has already started working to realize the vision.