Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India is moving towards being the biggest exporter of telecom technology in the world from being only a user a few years ago. He underlined that India is the country with the fastest 5G rollout in the world. Mr. Modi stated this while inaugurating the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area Office and Innovation Centre in India during an event in New Delhi.
The Prime Minister said, 5G services have been rolled out in more than 125 cities in just 120 days and the services have reached around 350 districts in the country. Mr. Modi also said that the country is discussing 6G just after six months of the roll out of 5G which shows India’s confidence. He announced that the country will set up 100 new 5G labs in the coming days which will help in developing 5G applications as per the unique needs of India.