India achieved a major milestone in the telecom space as the nation’s first 5G call was successfully conducted at the IIT-Madras campus. Take a look at this historic moment.
Yesterday, May 19, India made a major technological breakthrough in the telecom space when the country’s first 5G call was successfully tested from the campus of IIT-Madras. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the rollout of 5G network in India with voice and video calling over 5G. This moment marks a historic moment for the nation as, after years of deliberation, India has entered the 5G era. Watch this moment below. Also read: India’s Own 5G Stack Will Be Ready September-October: Ashwini Vaishaw
Vaishnaw took to Twitter to congratulate the country’s citizens on this important milestone. He wrote, “Aatmanirbhar 5G! Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. The entire end to end network is designed and developed in India”. He also posted a video of the first 5G call ever made in India. In the video, one can hear him say, “This is the realization of the venerable Prime Minister’s vision. 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 this whole technology.”
First 5G call in India made at IIT-Madras
This moment comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G test bed on May 17, which was developed by India’s 8 institutes as a multi-parliamentary collaborative project. The project is led by IIT-Madras. Just two days after the launch, the project was able to test the first call on the world’s fastest network. It is expected that the Department of Telecommunications will transfer the proposal to auction 5G spectrum to the Union Cabinet next week. Also read: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to roll out 6G in India on THIS date; check now
You can watch this amazing moment below.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the 5G test bed project has reached Rs. 220 crores to grow. It will now facilitate an ecosystem that assists the Indian tech industry and startups in validating their products, prototypes, solutions and algorithms in 5G and other technologies. next generation technology.
