Centre forms group to work on plans for 5G roll-out by 2020:

Centre forms group to work on plans for 5G roll-out by 2020:

Context:

• The Union government’s plan to roll-out of 5th generation telecom services by 2020

What is the news all about?

• The government has formed a high-level panel to evaluate and approve road-maps and action plan to achieve the target of rolling out the 5G technology in India by 2020
• The Centre has created a support fund of about Rs. 500 crore to facilitate research and development for 5G

Why does India wish to actively participate in the process of defining global standards for 5G technology?

• Indian government delegations did not participate in the process of defining global standards for the wireless technology like 3G and 4G
• The participation will benefit local industries to come up with infrastructures and technology resulting creation of new jobs