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Topic: 5G

India commits to democratizing AI, Vaishnaw outlines plans for inclusive growth and innovation

Further demonstrating the government's commitment to decentralizing technological advancements, Vaishnaw announced the expansion of AI Data Labs, 5G Labs, startups, and Semiconductor training facilities to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

9,560 villages got mobile connectivity in 100 days of Modi 3.0, India becoming atmanirbhar—Scindia

The 36,721 villages that still remain outside telecom & mobile internet connectivity will be connected by mid-2025, ensuring 100 percent coverage, asserts telecom minister.

SubscriberWrites: India can leapfrog and guide the world on 5G/6G AIOps Edge Computing

INDUSTRY 4.0, with 5G & the future 6G has enhanced possibilities for digital transformation, but has increased needs of structural change, & needs for newer AI-based Distributed Intelligence.

Encrypted mobiles with exclusive operating system — how Army is moving towards secure communication

Army initiates Project SAMBHAV under which 5G enabled mobile phones will use dual-use infrastructure but completely devoid of operating systems like Android or IOS

‘After fastest 5G mobile telephony rollout, India will lead in 6G,’ says Modi at flagship tech event

Organised by dept of communications, India Mobile Congress is Asia’s largest digital technologies forum. PM Narendra Modi also underscored his govt's commitment to digital infrastructure.

Reliance Jio seeks up to $2 billion loan to fund 5G plan, says ET report

BNP Paribas will provide $1.9 billion-$2 billion over a nine-month period, during which the telecom company will pay back Ericsson, BNP and some other banks, the newspaper said.

Modi blames ‘imported inflation’ in I-Day speech, but data shows domestic veggie prices the culprit

Latest data shows vegetable inflation in India is driving food inflation, which in turn is raising the overall inflation rate. Fuel inflation, most affected by imports, is currently low.

EU likely to put mandatory ban on Huawei for 5G network building, reports Financial Times

The decision comes as a response to increasing security threats posed by companies and concerns in Brussels about certain national governments delaying action on the matter.

‘No indications yet that telecom sector will revert to 2-player market’ says COAI’s S.P. Kochhar

In an exclusive interview, the director general at Cellular Operators Association of India says govt has done 'a lot' but the telecom industry requires more financial support to prosper.

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Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.