On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the seventh installment of the India Mobile Congress (IMC). This three-day event is taking place at the Bharat Mandapam convention center, located in Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, which was the same venue used for the G20 Summit held in September.
The prime minister also inaugurated 100 5G labs, which include most of the well-known engineering colleges across the country.
During his speech, the Prime Minister emphasized that thanks to technological advancements, the future is no longer a distant prospect, but rather a present reality. He went on to highlight that in the nine years of his government’s tenure, India’s startup ecosystem has grown to be one of the world’s largest and is currently ranked among the top three globally.
Today, the country has more than one lakh startups, Modi said.
Recalling the launch of 5G technology in the country – the PM launched it on October 1 last year – he remarked how, within just a year, there are about 5 lakh 5G base stations across the nation.
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Telecom is ‘gateway’ to Digital India: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Speaking at the event, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw described telecom as the ‘gateway’ to Digital India, adding that today, the country exports telecom equipment to more than 70 nations.
Additionally, the minister pointed out that the upcoming World Telecommunications Standardisation Assembly will take place in the nation’s capital.
Other eminent personalities who spoke at the event were Akash Ambani (Chairperson, Reliance Jio), Sunil Bharti Mittal (Chairperson, Bharti Enterprises) and Kumar Mangalam Birla (Chairperson, Aditya Birla Group).