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International Telecommunication Union
- Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, inaugurating the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area Office and Innovation Centre in New delhi, India is moving fast to become a big exporter of telecom technology from being only a user few years ago.
- India is one of the countries to roll out 5G mobile technology at the fastest rate. 5G services have been expanded over 125 cities within 120 days of its launch.
- The number of internet users have increased from 25 crores in 2014 to 85 crores with a majority in the rural areas.
- Furthermore, Mr. Narendra Modi announced that India will soon set up 100 new 5G labs, which will be helpful in developing 5G applications with respect to the unique needs of India.
- He also unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document and launched the 6G R&D Test Bed. The Bharat 6G Vision Document is prepared by the Technology Innovation Group on 6G (TIG-6G) that was constituted in November, 2021 with members from various ministries/departments.
- The Prime Minister also called this decade a ‘Techade’ because of the smooth, secure, transparent, and trusted telecom and digital model of India.
Call Before You Dig (CBuD) App:
- The prime minister also launched ‘Call before u dig’ mobile app.
- The Call Before You Dig (CBuD) App is a tool which has been designed to prevent damage to underlying assets like optical fibre cables that occurs because of uncoordinated digging and excavation.
