Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Govt. to Bridge Digital Divide, Boost Telecom Manufacturing
The government wants to make sure everyone can use the internet and help make phones and other telecom equipment in India.
A meeting was held with companies that provide internet service and make equipment.
The minister wants these companies to work closely with the government to solve problems.
They are also working on big events and places to make India a hub for telecom technology.
Some issues they're working on include making internet access more available, authorizing spectrum, and the business of fixed-line services.
They are also figuring out how to help companies that make telecom equipment.
Government is committed to bridging the digital divide.
The meeting involved telecom service providers (TSPs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Upcoming initiatives include India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025.
Three critical issues for TSPs remain under consideration.
Four items are pending for OEMs, including cost structure parity.
- Who
- Jyotiraditya Scindia, TSPs, and OEMs
- What
- Government's commitment to bridge the digital divide and boost telecom manufacturing
- When
- Thursday, October 6, 2025 (Deadline for Responses)
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To foster innovation and strengthen indigenous telecom manufacturing.
TSPs' Concerns
OEMs' Concerns
Cost Structure
TSPs' Concerns
Focus on addressing cost structure parity to remain competitive.
OEMs' Concerns
Requires a fair and competitive cost structure to match global peers.
Digital Divide
TSPs' Concerns
Focus on addressing digital inclusion through network expansion and affordable services.
OEMs' Concerns
Needs strategies to ensure wider access to digital services, potentially through subsidies, etc.
- Minister
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Meeting Participants
- Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
- Focus
- Bridging digital divide, indigenous telecom manufacturing
- Key Initiatives
- IMC 2025, Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ) in Gwalior, Innovation Centre in Jabalpur
- Pending Issues (TSPs)
- Digital divide, spectrum authorization, business viability of fixed-line services
- Pending Issues (OEMs)
- Cost structure parity, domestic manufacturing ecosystem, design-led manufacturing, component procurement