The Secretary (Telecom) has inaugurated a centre of excellence on “Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G” at IITM Research Park, Chennai.
This is a sub-centre of Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCoE)-India and it will spearhead the development and deployment of 6G technology, promising unprecedented speeds, ultra-low latency, and enhanced connectivity.
The centre will serve as a hub for innovation, bringing together academic and industry experts to collaborate on cutting-edge projects.
This centre will also facilitate interconnect between the existing 5G Test Bed at IIT Madras.
IMT 2030
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had released India’s 6G Vision “Bharat 6G Vision” document on March 23, 2023 which envisaged India to be a front-line contributor in design, development and deployment of 6G technology by 2030.
Bharat 6G Vision is based on principles of Affordability, Sustainability and Ubiquity. The 6th Generation or 6G Technology has been named ‘IMT 2030’ by ITU, the specialised agency for Information and Communication Technologies of United Nations.
The term International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) is the generic term used by the ITU community to designate broadband mobile systems.
The recommendation of ITU for 6G Framework, approved on June 22, 2023; will serve as foundation document for 6G research and development and will pave way for development of 6G Technology worldwide.
