Says the govt was committed to driving collaboration and innovation in next-generation communications

ANI New Delhi

India aims to secure at least 10 per cent of global 6G patents by 2030, Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications Neeraj Mittal said on Tuesday, underlining the government's vision to make India a global leader in next-generation telecom technology. 

Speaking at the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Secretary Mittal said, "India has shown its prowess by one of the fastest 5G rollouts. Thanks to the vision of the Prime Minister, not just a 5G rollout, but the foresight to be able to use that technology for what it is, not just higher speeds, but use its other features of reliability and low latency through a network of 100 5G labs which have been established across the country, to develop use cases and to prepare us for the future as we look to a leadership position in 6G." "This is a multi-pronged approach by supporting R&D, by encouraging and facilitating domestic manufacturing, creating bridges between academia, industry and government, and an instance of that is today," he said.

Mittal added that the government was committed to driving collaboration and innovation in next-generation communications. 

"The goals are ambitious -- the Bharat 6G Alliance, again, pioneered in India by the vision of the Prime Minister,...aim to have at least 10 per cent of the patents in 6G as it heralds its way into the world into practical applications by 2030," he said.