Russia’s Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Bella Cherkesova, expressed her deepening cooperation with India in developing telecommunications technology, security and 5G use cases, an official statement said on Monday.
He met India’s Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan, on the sidelines of a conference of the United Nations body International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Romania on 24 September.
During discussions with the Russian Minister, Chouhan apprised him about India’s success in spreading digital infrastructure across the country, especially in rural and remote areas, the recent auction of 5G spectrum and the imminent one in India. Commercial 5G launch.
“Chouhan mentioned that the entire country will be covered by 5G services in a couple of years. India has indigenously developed 4G stack and is on the verge of developing indigenous 5G stack,” the statement said.
He said that India has taken several steps to become self-reliant in advanced telecom technology including development of chipsets.
Chouhan mentioned that the Government of India has constituted a Technology Innovation Group to design and develop 6G technology by 2030.
“The Russian Deputy Minister appreciated the growth of telecommunications in India and said that India’s success story in the field of telecommunications is a great case study for the whole world. He showed keen interest in deepening cooperation with India. Telecom. To develop advanced telecom technology, security and 5G use cases, the ministry statement said.
After the Russo-Ukraine War, many West-based technology firms have exited Russia.
Chouhan shared during the Ministerial Round Table Conference at Plenary Conference 2022 that the government plans to expand mobile services to all 6.4 lakh villages of the country by 2023 and optical fiber connectivity by 2025.
He also mentioned that to reach out to the unconnected, India has set up 5.7 lakh Common Service Centers in remote and rural areas, ensuring delivery of various government-to-citizen (G2C) and other citizen-centric e-services. Huh.
