Bharat 6G Alliance Submits Spectrum Roadmap to Bolster India's Terahertz Ambitions

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The Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA) has expanded to 90 members and successfully submitted its 'Spectrum Roadmap for 6G in India' report.
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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officially released the Spectrum Roadmap, outlining the strategy for deploying 6G services.
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A 6G Terahertz testbed project was approved at SAMEER, Kolkata, which successfully demonstrated a high data rate line-of-sight link at the India Mobile Congress 2025.

●Alliance: Bharat 6G Alliance (90 members from industry/academia)
●Key Document Released: Spectrum Roadmap for 6G services
●Testbed Location: Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER), Kolkata
●Consortium Partners: IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, IIT Patna
●Global Collaboration: International Telecommunications Union (ITU), IMT 2030 Framework

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★What is the official ITU framework designation for 6G technology?
★Which government scheme provides financial assistance to startups for participating in international telecom standardization?

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IMT 2030 Framework

The official framework established by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for the development of 6th generation (6G) mobile technologies.

Bharat 6G Alliance

A collaborative platform comprising industry, academia, and startups aimed at driving research and innovation aligned with India's 6G Vision.

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•India contributed to the ITU by pushing for 'ubiquitous connectivity' as a core 6G usage scenario.
•The Technology Development and Investment Promotion (TDIP) scheme supports Indian MSMEs in global standardization bodies like 3GPP.

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•Telecom generations are frequently tested in Prelims (e.g., LTE vs VoLTE). For 6G, the key identifiers are 'Terahertz frequencies', 'IMT-2030', and 'Ubiquitous Connectivity'.

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In the context of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) framework for next-generation mobile technologies, what is the official designation assigned to 6G?

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In the context of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) framework for next-generation mobile technologies, what is the official designation assigned to 6G?

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