Important Facts For Prelims
Bharat 6G Vision
- 16 May 2025
- 4 min read
Why in News?
India reaffirmed its commitment to lead the global race in 6G technology during the ‘Bharat 6G 2025’ International Conference, highlighting 6G as a civilisation-scale opportunity with transformative potential, aligning with Bharat 6G Vision.
What is Bharat 6G Vision?
- About: Launched in 2023, the Bharat 6G Vision is based on the principles of affordability, sustainability, and ubiquity. It aims to position India as a global leader in sixth-generation (6G) telecommunications technology by 2030.
- Significance: It builds upon India’s strong 5G foundation with over 4.35 lakh 5G base stations deployed by 2024.
- It aims to transform not just communication, but the entire digital ecosystem with future-proof, secure, and green networks (energy-efficient networking technologies).
- Features of the Vision:
- Timeline: It is a 9-year phased mission from 2022 to 2031, targeting major milestones such as R&D breakthroughs, field trials, and contributions to international 6G standards.
- Infrastructure: Establishment of two advanced testbeds, the 6G Terahertz (THz) Testbed and the Advanced Optical Communication Testbed to drive research and innovation domestically.
- Sanctioned 100 5G labs at academic institutions in FY 2023-24, across India for capacity building & for building a 6G ready academic and start-up ecosystem in the country.
- Bharat 6G Alliance: It is a national platform bringing together academia, startups, research institutions, industries, and policymakers to drive the development and deployment of 6G technologies.
- ITU 2030 Alignment: India's 6G vision is aligned with the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) International Mobile Technology (IMT) 2030 framework, contributing to global capabilities like ubiquitous connectivity, interoperability, and sustainability.
What is 6G Technology?
- About: 6G refers to the sixth generation of wireless communication technology, the successor to 5G.
- It aims to build upon 5G's advancements, offering even faster data speeds (potentially reaching 1 Terabits per second) and lower latency (down to 100 microseconds).
- 6G is expected to enable new applications and transform how we live and work by enabling hyper-connectivity, immersive experiences, and intelligent automation.
- IMT 2030: The 6G Technology has been named ‘IMT 2030’ by ITU, the specialised agency for Information and Communication Technologies of the United Nations.
- The ITU 6G Framework has been formulated with collaborative efforts of member countries of UNs in which India has played the front-runner role from the very beginning.
Note:
UPSC Civil Services Examination, Previous Year Question (PYQ)
Q. Which of the following is/are the aims/aims of the “Digital India” Plan of the Government of India? (2018)
- Formation of India’s own Internet companies like China did.
- Establish a policy framework to encourage overseas multinational corporations that collect Big Data to build their large data centers within our national geographical boundaries.
- Connect many of our villages to the Internet and bring Wi-Fi to many of our schools, public places and major tourist centers.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)
