On the 1st of October 2022, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, launched 5G services in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Shri Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance, thanked the Prime Minister for inspiring the vision of a developed nation by 2047. “Every action and policy of the government is skillfully crafted to propel India towards that goal. Steps taken to fast-track India’s march into the 5G era provide compelling proof of our Prime Minister’s determination”, he said.
Shri Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, remarked that the launch of 5G is the beginning of a new era. Since it is happening during Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, it makes it even more special.
Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, called the advent of 5G a transformational event that proves India’s prowess on the global stage and reiterates the role of telecom technology as the bedrock of India’s growth.
Reliance Jio connected a teacher from a school in Mumbai with students in three different locations in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha. This demonstrated how 5G would facilitate education by bringing teachers closer to students, obliviating the physical distance between them. It also showed the power of Augmented Reality (AR) on screen and how that is being used to teach children across the country remotely, without the need for an AR device.
The Vodafone Idea test case demonstrated the safety of workers in an under-construction tunnel of Delhi Metro by creating a Digital Twin of the tunnel on the dais. Digital Twin will help give safety alerts to workers in real-time from a remote location. PM took a live demo from the dais to monitor the work in real-time through utilising VR and Artificial Intelligence.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that the Summit today might be global, but its repercussions and directions are local. He said today is a special day for the fast-developing India of the 21st century.
The Prime Minister said that the cost of data is among the lowest in the world. It has come down from 300 rupees per GB to about 10 rupees per GB. Remarking on the consumer-centric focussed efforts of the government, the Prime Minister said that the cost of data in India had remained very low due.
The Prime Minister informed that the use of 5G technology would not be limited to speedy internet access, but it can change lives. He said that we would see the promises of the technology realised in our lifetimes. Shri Modi urged the leaders of the telecom industry association to visit the schools and colleges of the country and unleash every aspect of this new technology. He also asked them to create an enabling ecosystem for MSMEs to prepare spare parts for electronic manufacturing.
Source: indiaai.gov.in
