5G will add many more unicorns, says Mittal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the roll-out of 5G in the country is “a very big confidence booster” to India’s aspirations for growth while the enthusiasm surrounding the launch of 5G is truly empowering.
Addressing IIM Ahmedabad’s Red Brick Summit 2022 virtually from New Delhi on 1 Oct 2022, he said, “It is a matter of pride that the Government, industry and academia have started realizing the value of innovation in India.”
Industry leaders have also expressed their views on the roll out of 5G by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 Oct 2022.
Bharti Enterprise Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal sees 5G as the beginning of a new era, and opening up of a sea of opportunities for people, especially in rural areas.
“With the advent of 5G, I’m sure that the country will add many more unicorns in the world,” said Mittal.
Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla called the advent of 5G a transformational event that proves India’s prowess on the global stage and reiterated the role of telecom technology as the bedrock of India’s growth.
Applauding the launch of 5G as the beginning of an exciting journey for India, he said, “We will see limitless potential for 5G development and use cases in the years to come.
Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani narrated the possibilities of 5G in key areas like education, health and climate etc.
“In today’s fast-changing world there will be no stopping a resurgent India from soaring to the top,” he said.
Three major telecom operators of the country demonstrated one use case each in front of the Prime Minister to show the potential of 5G technology in India.
Reliance Jio connected a teacher from a school in Mumbai, with students in three different locations in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha. This demonstrated how 5G will facilitate education by bringing teachers closer to students, obliviating the physical distance between them.
It also demonstrated the power of Augmented Reality (AR) on screen and how that is being used to teach children across the country, remotely, without the need for an AR device.
The Vodafone Idea test case demonstrated the safety of workers in an under-construction tunnel of Delhi Metro through the creation of a Digital Twin of the tunnel on the dias. Digital Twin will help give safety alerts to workers in real time from a remote location.
In the Airtel demo, students from Dankaur, Uttar Pradesh, witnessed a lively and immersive education experience to learn about the solar system with the help of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. fiinews.com
