15-05-2025
100 times faster internet that 5G! Modi govt invests Rs 300 crore in THIS new technology for...
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India 6G: India will soon have internet speeds that are a 100 times faster than the current 5G technology as the Narendra Modi government has already invested well over Rs 300 crore to develop 6G technology. Addressing a presser on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Telecommunications Chandrashekhar Pemmasani revealed that India is among the top six countries globally in filling 6G technology patents, and has approved more than 111 research projects, with funds over Rs 300 already released. 100 times faster than 5G
The minister informed that India's 6G technology will use Terahertz frequency bands, which will enable blazing fast internet speed of up to 1 terabits/seconds (125 GB), which is around 100 times faster than the currently existing 5G technology. He said that 6G technology will mark another milestone in India's digital revolution, and will revolutionize existing industries as well as help in the emergence of new ones.
Pemmasani expressed confidence that India's vast talent pool of engineers and scientists will help the country emerge as a global leader in 6G technology in the near future, and stated that India has enough time for research and innovation to ensure we become a technologically self-reliant nation.
According to experts, 6G technology is estimated to contribute a staggering $1 trillion to the Indian economy by 2035. Additionally, indigenously-built 6G technology will also make the country's communication system more secure, robust, and immune to electronic warfare from enemy nations. Modi Cabinet approves India's 6th semiconductor unit
In related news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet on Wednesday approved the country's sixth semiconductor unit under the ambitious India Semiconductor Mission, which aims to position India as a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing.
The semiconductor plant, an HCL-Foxconn joint venture will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 3,706 crore in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, and will manufacture chips display driver chips for smartphones, laptops, automobiles, PCs, and other electronic gadgets Five other seminconductor units are already being built in Assam and Gujarat.
