Our aim is to be affordable global 6G tech leader: Ashwini Vaishnaw

On standards, India played a pivotal role in crafting 5Gi and its integration with 3GPP 5G standards, said Vaishnaw

In the recently concluded Indian Mobile Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would play a leading role in 6G across the globe. Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in an email-cum-telephonic interview with Surajeet Das Gupta, talks about the road map. Edited excerpts:

What is the difference in the countries’ approach to 6G from what it was to 5G on standard setting? In 5G, we were just observers and lost the bus. This time, in 6G how do we plan to play a leading role in standard setting?
 

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