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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, on October 15, inaugurated the eighth edition of the 2024 India Mobile Congress at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. It is expected to present updates on 6G development in India. This program will be organized till October 18.
Held with the theme 'The Future is Now', the event is likely to showcase use cases of 5G, apart from announcements related to cloud and edge computing, IoT, semiconductor, cyber security, green tech, satcom and electronics. .
More than 120 countries around the world are participating in this tech event. More than 400 exhibitors and around 900 startups have also participated. Tech innovations were shown to PM Modi at the IMC 2024 exhibition. The PM was also accompanied by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also attended the event.
PM Modi also inaugurated WTSA 2024
PM Modi also inaugurated the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024, which is being organized by the International Telecommunication Union for the first time in India and the Asia-Pacific region. More than 3,000 delegates from more than 190 countries have participated.
Scindia said- DBT transfers show the power of telecom
- At the event, Jyotiraditya Scindia said- 'Some of the best examples of the power of telecom are DBT or Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes. These schemes make direct cash transfers of more than Rs 1 crore in people's bank accounts on a daily basis.
- Scindia said- Mobile connections in India have increased from 904 million to 1.16 billion today. There are 924 million users of broadband connectivity in India. OFC fiber in India was only 11 million route km, today it is 41 million route km.
- He said- By the middle of next year, we will start 4G service across India. We have had the fastest 5G rollout in India. 98 per cent of districts and 90 per cent of villages covered in a period of just 21 months.
Akash Ambani asked for incentive for data center
- AI will change every aspect of our lives. AI is important to realize our dream of a developed India by 2047. Therefore, India should adopt AI immediately.
- We urge the government to expedite updating the 2020 draft of the data center policy. Indian data should remain in data centers in India.
- Indian companies willing to set up AI and ML data centers should get all necessary incentives including power consumption.
Akash Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm and son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, addressing the gathering at IMC 2024.
