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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Telecom policy draft seeks to power new tech like 6G
This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: Government on Thursday came out with a draft telecom policy that factors in opportunities and challenges presented by next-generation technologies such as 5G/6G, artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), quantum communications, satellite network, and blockchain. The draft of the new policy - released by the department of telecom - also aims at attracting Rs 1 lakh crore investments annually, while creating 10 lakh new jobs in the sector by 2030. "The policy would enable an agile, future-ready regulatory and policy ecosystem that promotes collaboration between the government, industry, academia, startups, and international standard forums. With this policy, India aims to emerge not only as a leading consumer of digital technologies, but also as a trusted global provider of telecom products, services, and solutions," the draft said. The policy also outlined a detailed road map for boosting investment in research, upskilling of workforce, infrastructure modernisation, and effective spectrum management for emerging use cases across smart cities, industry, rural broadband, emergency response, and digital governance. "NTP-25 sets a bold and inclusive trajectory for the next decade - empowering every Indian with meaningful connectivity, driving innovation-led growth, reinforcing digital sovereignty, and securing India's place in the global digital economy ," the draft said, adding it aims to accomplish the following strategic objectives - universal and meaningful connectivity for all, and double the contribution of the sector to India's GDP. DoT has invited public comments on the proposed policy within 21 days from the date the circular was issued. The policy will aim to make India not only a leading consumer of digital technologies, but also a trusted global provider of telecom products, services, and solutions. The policy aims to double the export of telecom products and services, the number of telecommunications startups and the sectoral R&D spending on emerging telecom technologies. It has set a target to create an innovation-centric non-profit company and attain 10% global share in 6G-related intellectual property rights by 2030. Stay informed with the latest business news, updates on bank holidays and public holidays . AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
India targets 100% population coverage with 4G and 90% with 5G in draft of new telecom policy
NEW DELHI: The Centre has set up targets to achieve 100% population coverage with 4G and 90% coverage with 5G, as per the draft of the National Telecom Policy 2025 (NTP-25). The policy also aims to double the telecom sector's contribution to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and attract an annual investment of ₹1,00,000 crore. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has circulated the draft policy for public consultation, seeking comments, suggestions, and feedback from stakeholders and the general public within 21 days from the date of issuance, which is July 23. The policy outlines ten strategic objectives to be achieved by 2030, including a plan to double the export of telecom products and services and to double the number of telecommunications startups in the country. 'Building upon the achievements of the National Digital Communications Policy 2018, this Policy responds to the emerging opportunities and challenges presented by next-generation technologies such as 5G/6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Quantum Communications, Satellite Network, and Blockchain,' reads the draft policy. In terms of connectivity, the policy proposes increasing the fiberization of telecom towers from the current 46% to 80%, ensuring 100% fiberization of all Gram Panchayats (GPs) under BharatNet with uptime exceeding 98%, and enabling fiber connectivity to all government institutions at the village level and beyond. To expand mobile networks in underserved rural, remote, and urban areas, the Centre plans to introduce new Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) schemes. Additionally, the DoT intends to launch incentive programs to boost the adoption of fixed-line broadband.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Draft telecom policy puts focus on jobs, accessibility
New Delhi: The latest National Telecom Policy (NTP-25) has listed down creating a million jobs and covering the entire population through 4G services as among its key goals to be reached by 2030. Other NTP goals are covering 90% of the population with 5G, increasing fiberisation of towers to 80%, having accessible devices for all, deploying 1 million public WiFi hotspots , and reaching fixed broadband services to 100 million households. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Project Management Cybersecurity Digital Marketing others CXO Data Science Technology Others PGDM Product Management Operations Management Leadership Management Design Thinking Artificial Intelligence Data Science Healthcare MCA Degree Finance MBA healthcare Public Policy Data Analytics Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management Project Planning & Risk Analysis Strategic Project/Portfolio Selection Adaptive & Agile Project Management Duration: 6 Months IIT Delhi Certificate Programme in Project Management Starts on May 30, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Project Planning & Governance Agile Software Development Practices Project Management Tools & Software Techniques Scrum Framework Duration: 12 Weeks Indian School of Business Certificate Programme in IT Project Management Starts on Jun 20, 2024 Get Details A draft of the policy, which has laid out goals and targets to be achieved in the next five years, has been put up for public consultation. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indonesia: New Container Houses (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search ads Search Now Undo As per the draft, the policy is anchored in six strategic missions with clearly defined goals and targeted strategies. The aim is to deliver affordable, high-quality connectivity to every citizen, drive self-reliant manufacturing and exports of telecom equipment, establish robust framework for cyber security, create a simplified regulatory environment etc. "With this policy, India aims to emerge not only as a leading consumer of digital technologies, but also as a trusted global provider of telecom products, services, and solutions," the preamble of the draft policy said. Live Events The NTP-25 aims to accomplish 10 key objectives by 2030 which include having universal and meaningful connectivity for all, achieve '1 lakh crore ($12 billion) annual investment in telecom infrastructure, double the export of telecom products and services, create 1 million new jobs in telecom sector and another 1 million workers to be reskilled among others. To expand the telecommunication network, it has been proposed to devise Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) schemes to expand mobile networks in underserved rural, remote, and urban areas and also introduce incentive schemes for proliferation of fixed line broadband. The policy proposes to promote advanced technologies and satellite integration . It calls for setting up satcom use case labs for socio-economic applications and enabling ground station as a service (GSaaS) from India.
