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India Seeks Global Role in Telecom Technology and 6G
India wants to help develop the next generation of mobile networks, called 6G.
At a meeting in New Delhi, experts from India and other countries discussed how to build it.
Minister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said 6G should be affordable and reach people who are hard to connect today.
He said satellites and ordinary mobile networks could work together to reach remote places.
The experts also talked about technology standards, research, and ways to test new networks.
The meeting exchanged five agreements with international groups.
These agreements are meant to help people and organizations work together on 6G.
India said it wants to build its own skills while cooperating with the world.
Minister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said India is moving from being a major telecom market toward becoming a telecom technology nation.
The Bharat 6G Alliance held its third International Bharat 6G Symposium 2026 in New Delhi, with more than 75 speakers, including over 30 international experts.
Pemmasani said affordability, accessibility and coverage should be built into 6G so it does not create a new digital divide.
Sessions covered 5G-Advanced, standards, spectrum, trials, AI-native and sustainable networks, and industrial uses.
The symposium exchanged five new MoUs with international organizations to support cooperation, research, trials and knowledge sharing.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, the Bharat 6G Alliance and symposium participants.
- What
- The third International Bharat 6G Symposium discussed 6G development and exchanged five new MoUs.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- The event was the International Bharat 6G Symposium 2026; the article does not give specific dates.
- Why
- To advance India’s 6G ambitions, develop domestic capabilities and promote international cooperation and inclusive connectivity.
Inclusive Connectivity
Technology Development
6G priorities
Inclusive Connectivity
The minister said affordability, accessibility and coverage must be design requirements so 6G does not create a new digital divide.
Technology Development
The symposium also emphasized building indigenous capabilities, contributing to global research and standards, and strengthening international partnerships.
Key facts
- Event
- Third International Bharat 6G Symposium 2026
- Location
- New Delhi
- Speakers
- More than 75, including over 30 international experts
- Bharat 6G Alliance established
- July 2023
- MoUs exchanged
- Five, with GSMA, one6G, GTI Alliance, 6G Innovation Forum (6G IF) Taiwan and VOICE
- National goal cited
- Viksit Bharat, a developed India by 2047
- Connectivity priorities
- Affordability, accessibility and coverage
Quotes
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
India’s Minister of State for Communications
“The stronger our capabilities, the stronger the partner we can be to the world.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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