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News: India has joined a US-led initiative with 25 other countries to shape the development and security of next-generation 6G networks.

About India joins Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security

‘Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security’ is an international initiative for 6G telecommunications networks.
Launched by: The initiative was launched by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the US Commerce Department.
Partner nations: The initiative has 26 partner countries, including India and the United States.
Objective: It seeks to ensure that 6G networks reflect shared security interests, strengthen competitiveness and drive innovation.
Key Features:
- Network security: It aims to ensure that next-generation networks reflect shared security interests.
- Interoperability: It promotes interoperability so that 6G networks can function effectively across different countries and systems.
- Resilience: It aims to make 6G infrastructure resilient, so that next-generation networks can remain reliable and robust.
- Trusted AI: It promotes the use of trusted artificial intelligence in developing and operating 6G infrastructure.
- Competitiveness and innovation: It seeks to strengthen competitiveness and drive innovation in 6G development.

Bharat 6G Mission is India’s initiative to develop next-generation wireless communication capabilities.
Objective: It aims to make India a leading global supplier of affordable 6G intellectual property, products and solutions.
Phases: The mission will be implemented in two phases, covering 2023–2025 and 2025–2030.
- Phase 1: It supports new ideas, use cases, intellectual property (IP) and testbeds through research and government support.
- Phase 2: It focuses on developing globally viable concepts and use cases and commercializing IPs, prototypes and testbeds.
Apex Council: The Government has appointed an Apex Council to oversee the Bharat 6G Mission.
- Standardization: It focuses on 6G standardization and identification of spectrum for 6G use.
- Ecosystem: It works to create an ecosystem for 6G devices and systems.
- Finance: It addresses the financing of research and development.
- Technology: It focuses on technologies such as Terahertz communication, radio interfaces, tactile internet, AI for connected intelligence, new encoding methods, waveforms and chipsets.