India has made a lot of progress in the telecom sector over the years. After the launch of 5G service in the country, preparations are being made for 6G. India has joined the top six countries in the patent fileings for this next-generation telecom network. Projects related to 6G are being promoted by the central government.

Minister of State for Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani at India 6G conference told That funding of more than Rs 300 crore has been approved for more than 110 projects associated with it. “The 6G operating on terahertz frequency is up to one terabyte per second. It is about 100 times faster than 5G,” he said. Chandra Sekhar said that there is a large talent pool in the country and there is no reason that the country does not get a leading place in 6G. He said, “Communications will be secured by doing indigenous 6G technology development. This will also strengthen India’s position on technology at international level.”

Recently, a press release of India Brand Equity Foundation stated that 6G technology will form new industries and there will be a big change in the current industries. This is expected to contribute about one billion dollars by 2035 in the country’s economy.

India is also moving rapidly with satellite internet services. Recently, the government has received permission to provide satellite communication services to Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink. The Telecom Department (DOT) has issued a letter of introduction (LOI) to Starlink for this. Starlink is developed by Musk’s rocket company Spacex. It provides high-speed broadband internet service in many countries using satellite technology. Geostationary satellites are used for general internet services. In contrast, Starlinks uses the largest low meaning orbit consultation. Jio Satellite Communications and Eultsat Onweb have already received licenses for this service. These companies will be able to start this service after spectrum is allotch for this.

Qualcomm on Wednesday announced to start work on its 6G wireless technology. The company says that it will start the process of standardization of 6G network from this year, which will focus on improving coverage in better spectral efficiency and all frequency bands. Apart from this, Qualcomm is also integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in 6G network and devices. The company will present its innovation in Barcelona in Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2025.

Qualcomm’s 6G vision is based on an AI-Netve system, where the network itself can understand its parameters by understanding real-time conditions such as interfensions, traffic loads and user movements. The company’s focus is to improve the network coverage and capacity. Qualcomm Believe That the network can be optimized over time by learning from itself through AI-Netave Protocol, which will provide customized performance for every user and device.

The company is advancing 6G development through 5G Advanced. Qualcomm has started designing the AI-Enhanced Channel State Feedback (CSF), which will use AI and Machine Learning (ML) in 5G Advanced Technology in Radio Access Network (Ran), Core Network and Network Management. 5G Advanced, launched with 3GPP Release 18 last year, is considered an important step for 6G standardization.

Qualcomm is upgrading its MIMO system designs so that it can support FR3 midband spectrum (7-15 GHz). This spectrum was proposed in World Radio Conference 2023 and includes frequency of 7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz. Qualcomm of this new FR3 Giga-Mimo system did over-the-air test, which results in the results of better speed and coverage, which can be considered equal to the frequency below 7 GHz. Qualcomm says that he will prepare this band for 6G network deployment in association with spectrum regulators.

The launch of 6G technology may be delayed due to lack of revenue generation from 5G service and telecom operators getting low return on investment (ROI). SP Kochhar, Director General of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), told a press conference that recently there was a thorough discussion on the subject in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, where it was revealed that telecom companies should contribute from the Communication Over Doporms to reduce the weight of network infrastructure. Saying Mr. Kochhar, if the solid use cases of 5G do not come up in the next 2-3 years, then the launch of 6G service can move after 2030.

Business Standard UnderMr. Kochhar said in the press briefing, “The average ROI of telecom companies in India is only 4%, making it difficult for him to make new investments on a large scale.” COAI represents private telecom companies like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (VI). The organization believes that telecom companies have to make large investments to maintain their network due to heavy data traffic generated by OTT service. In such a situation, 4-5 large traffic generating OTT platforms should pay to telecom companies as ‘Fair Share Charge’ (FSC).

He further stated that representatives of many countries in MWC agreed that 11 telecom operators have been closed due to lack of profits in recent years and this number could increase. He said that OTT platforms are not yet sharing revenue with telecom companies at global level. In Europe, America and Southeast Asia, support for this demand is also increasing.

According to the Global Mobile Industry Body GSMA, telecom companies have spent 85% of the total network investment, which does not include end-user devices. Also, increasing expenses on technology like GPU and AI and lack of immediate montage of 5G are also a matter of concern.

In her press brief, Mr. Kochhar further stated that Indian telecom companies have ordered graphics processing units (GPU) and will soon include them in their network infrastructure. GPU is being used to manage large-scale data analytics, network optimization and AI-Drive Service. According to him, the efficiency of the telecom network is increasing through AI and unnecessary expenses are also decreasing.