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India has endorsed the Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security, joining a group of like-minded governments committed to open, interoperable, secure and resilient next-generation networks.
The endorsement was announced on the sidelines of the G20 Innovation Ministerial held in North Carolina, United States, on 1-2 September 2026 under the United States' G20 Presidency.
The Department of Telecommunications will take India's engagement forward and coordinate follow-up with government agencies, industry and academia.
India's stated aim is to contribute 10 per cent of global 6G standards and patents, building on the Bharat 6G Vision, the Bharat 6G Alliance and the indigenous 4G and 5G technology stack.
Designate expert 6G points of contact and the agency managing communications with the contact group; prepare a preliminary list of industry and academic stakeholders
Engage the telecom sector to map the emerging landscape for secure and interoperable 6G, identify barriers to leadership, and begin identifying economic, political and financial resources for 6G competitiveness
Strategise at expert level on secure, resilient, sustainable and innovative 6G supply chains, and consider reflecting 6G leadership and security in national and regional strategies
Convene in person in 2027 with industry stakeholders to review progress, exchange best practices and set priorities for the following year
Vision document released on 22 March 2023 setting out India's aim to be a frontline contributor to the design, development and deployment of 6G by 2030
Key: Rests on the principles of affordability, sustainability and ubiquity, and sets the goal of owning at least 10 per cent of 6G-related intellectual property; a 6G research and development test bed was launched alongside it
Coalition of operators, government, academia, industry and R&D organisations formed to take the Bharat 6G Vision forward and coordinate India's 6G research and standardisation effort
Key: Grew directly out of the Bharat 6G Vision and works with global 6G alliances; has published work including a spectrum roadmap for 6G in India
Home-developed telecom core and radio technology deployed in Indian networks, cited by the release as the base on which 6G leadership is being built
Key: Underpins India's stated shift from technology adopter to standard-setter
United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies; allocates global radio spectrum and adopts the international technical standards and the IMT framework within which each mobile generation is defined
India's national telecom standards development organisation, founded 7 January 2014; the route through which Indian requirements enter global standards
The ITU assembly that sets the work programme and structure of ITU's standardisation arm; the forum where a country's standards ambitions are pressed
India's overhauled telecom law, which replaces the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933; it now governs spectrum assignment, authorisations and network security, the framework within which any 6G rollout will happen.
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Plurilateral commitment endorsed by India and over twenty governments in September 2026 to shape open, interoperable, secure and resilient 6G networks
Document released on 22 March 2023 targeting Indian leadership in 6G design, development and deployment by 2030, on principles of affordability, sustainability and ubiquity
TSDSI's India-origin 5G radio interface built around Low Mobility Large Cell for rural coverage, accepted by ITU-R in 2021