Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched high-speed 5G services in India today. The introduction of 5G internet in the era of ultra-high-speed internet on mobile phones paves the way for transforming sectors such as health, education, construction and manufacturing. The Prime Minister also inaugurated the India Mobile Congress 2022.
PM Modi launched 5G services in select cities at the IMC 2022 conference and telecom leaders announced plans to cover the entire country with 5G in the next few years. Capable of supporting ultra-high-speed internet, the fifth generation or 5G service is expected to unleash new economic opportunities and social benefits while serving as a transformative force for Indian society.
Here are the highlights of PM Modi’s speech:
* Today 130 crore Indians are getting a wonderful gift in the form of 5G from the country’s telecom industry. 5G is the knock of a new era at the door of the country. 5G is the beginning of an infinite sky of opportunities.
* New India will not remain a mere consumer of technology, but India will play an active role in the development and implementation of that technology. India will play a major role in designing and manufacturing the wireless technology of the future.
* At the time of 2G, 3G, 4G, India was dependent on other countries for technology. But with 5G, India has created a new history. With 5G, India is setting a global benchmark in telecom technology for the first time.
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Talking about Digital India, some people think that it is just a government scheme. But Digital India is not just a name, it is a big vision for the development of the country. The goal of this vision is to bring technology that works for the people, works with the people.
* We focused on 4 pillars in four directions at once. First, is the price of the device. Second, there is digital connectivity. Third, there is the cost of the data. Fourth, and most important, the idea of ’Digital First’:
*From exporting zero mobile phones in 2014, today we have become a mobile phone exporter country worth thousands of crores. Naturally, all these efforts have had an impact on the cost of the device. Now we have started getting more features in the smartphone at a lower price.
* Just as the government launched a campaign to provide electricity to every household or worked on the mission of providing clean water to all through the Har Ghar Jal Abhiyan or through the Ujjwala Yojana, gas cylinders were delivered to the poorest of the poor. Similarly, our government is working on the goal of internet for all. There was a time when a handful of elites doubted the ability of the poor people. He suspected that poor people would not even understand the meaning of digital. But I have always believed in the understanding of the common man of the country, in his conscience, in his inquisitive mind.
* The government itself went ahead and made the way of digital payments easier. The government itself promoted citizen centric delivery service through the app. Be it farmers or small shopkeepers, we have given them a way to fulfill their daily needs through the app:
Today, whether we have small traders, small entrepreneurs, local artists, craftsmen, Digital India has given everyone a platform, a market. Today you go to a local market or vegetable market and see, even a small street vendor will tell you that they accept ‘UPI’.
* The cost of data in India has remained very low due to the efforts of our government. It is a different matter that we did not create any ruckus about it, did not give big advertisements. We focused on how to increase the convenience of the people of the country and how to increase the ease of living.
Today’s historic occasion has brought new inspiration for India. We should use this 5G technology to give unprecedented momentum to India’s development.