New Delhi : India is gearing up to lead the global 6G revolution, with the government unveiling strategic initiatives to design, develop, and deploy IMT-2030/6G networks that promise ubiquitous, intelligent, and secure connectivity.
The ITU-R recommendation M.2160, titled “Framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT for 2030 and beyond”, lays out the vision for 6G, highlighting enhanced capabilities over 5G and support for expanded usage scenarios. Complementing this, the Government released the Bharat 6G Vision Document in March 2023, aiming to position India as a global leader in 6G technology by 2030.
The Government has taken following initiative to facilitate the development of 6G technology in the country:
- Established 100 5G labs at academic institutions across India for capacity building & for building a 6G ready academic and start-up ecosystem in the country.
- Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Scheme was launched on 1st October 2022. The scheme aims to fund Research and Development (R&D) and innovation in telecom technologies including 6G, fostering collaboration between academia, start-ups, MSMEs, research institutes, and industry to enhance the telecom ecosystem in India. A total 104 projects related to 6G technology amounting to Rs. 275.88 Crores have been approved under TTDF scheme till 31.07.2025.
- Facilitated setting up of ‘Bharat 6G Alliance’ which is an alliance of domestic industry, academia, national research institutions and standards organisations to develop action plan according to the Bharat 6G Vision. It has signed MoU with leading global 6G alliances to enhance global collaborations for the development of 6G wireless technologies.
- As part of the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) has been established at the IIITB-Comet Foundation, hosted by the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT Bangalore). This TIH is dedicated to advancing research and innovation in the technology vertical “Advanced Communication Systems.”, currently focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and advanced O-RAN Massive MIMO systems, with the objective of enhancing coverage, capacity, and integrated sensing capabilities in future 6G networks.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
