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Recently, The Union Minister of Communications, reviewed the progress of Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA) along with various stakeholders
The B6GA is a collaborative platform established to drive India’s leadership in 6G technology.
Stakeholders - It is an alliance of public and private enterprises, academic institutions, research organizations, and standardization bodies.
Launched in - July 2023.
Launched by- Ministry of Communications.
Objectives - To enable India to become a leading global supplier of IP, products, and solutions of affordable 5G and 6G and other future telecom solutions
To deploy 6G technologies to act as a powerful force multiplier for India by 2030.
To support and energise Indian participation in standard development organizations.
To build coalitions with similar 6G Global Alliances and other global technology alliances and associations.
To address India’s priorities for contribution to 6G and other future technology-related global standards, products, operations, and services.
To promote the ecosystem for research, design, prototyping, development.
To study and recommend national requirements and enable their inclusion in Indian and international standardization bodies.
To develop recommendations for Bharat 6G Vision implementation readiness in India.
Operational phases
Phase 1 (2023-2025) - Exploratory research, Proof-of-concept testing, and Risky and innovative pathways
Phase 2 (2025-2030) - Intellectual property (IP) creation and Deployment of testbeds.
Reports
Bharat 6G Vision Document
Bharat 6G Mission Task Force Reports
Working Group Report
Whitepapers
Workinggroups
Spectrum
Devices, Components, Sensors, and Manufacturing ecosystem
Technology
Applications
Outreach
Green and Sustainability
6G Use cases and Revenue Stream
Advantages- Development of Indigenous RAN technology, Intelligent and inclusive networks for rural connectivity, Cross-sectoral 6G applications in domains like agriculture, healthcare, smart and sustainable deployment.
The Alliance has now expanded to a robust network of 80 member organizations, including over 30 startups, reflecting the growing national momentum for indigenous 6G innovation.
