Posted on 03/23/2023 5:44:25 AM PDT by FarCenter
India's government has presented the nation with a challenge: to lead development and deployment of 6G, both within its borders and elsewhere.
Prime minister Narendra Modi yesterday opened an area office and innovation center of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and used the occasion to launch a 6G vision statement that he said is part of India's desire to "provide universal connectivity in the Global South".
"Global South" is a term often used to describe nations with low-to-middle incomes, located in Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean.
India has already used tech to make a play for influence among such nations by bundling its home-grown e-government services as IndiaStack and offering them to other governments.
Modi mentioned the components of IndiaStack in his speech at the ITU opening, adding that India hosts the body's World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly in 2024.
The vision statement [PDF] notes that India proposed the low mobility large cell rural use case that the ITU has since adopted as a standard. It points to that success as an example of the positive influence India can have on standards development.
"India has the necessary wherewithal to drive the 6G wave globally and leverage this powerful force multiplier to transform itself into a leading global supplier of advanced, relevant, and affordable telecom systems and solutions," the vision document states.
The document outlines a two-phase plan for India's 6G Mission, the first being an "ideation phase to understand the inherent potential and risk associated with the pathways ahead and test proof-of-concept implementations."
The second phase "will be dedicated to conceptualizing and delivering potential technology solutions to serve India and the global community."
“India gives itself a mission to lead the ‘Global South’ into 6G era”
Given that Global South’s history of reckless spending, never-ending foreign wars, never-ending tribal wars, rampant crime, etc....I suspect that we’ll be joining them sooner than later and will probably be looking at countries like India and Somalia for inspiration.
But first they should focus on getting everybody to wear shoes..........................
Will India be handing out free samples of its recalled eye drops to the participants?
American universities have been educating Indian engineers for 60 years. No surprise they have assumed some level of international influence by now.
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