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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.
About Bharat 6G Mission
- 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.
