5G services will bring fundamental change in several sectors: Vaishnaw
The next generation high-speed 5G services will bring fundamental changes across several sectors, including education, health, agriculture and banking, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.
The minister also said that 5G will create new services with digital capabilities at the centre.
"Telecom is a gateway of Digital India. Telecom is the root of all digital services that we are seeing in our modern life. 5G services will bring fundamental change in several sectors - education, health, agriculture, logistics, and banking. It will create new opportunities," Vaishnaw noted.
The 5G service was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Mobile Congress on Saturday.
The minister said the Prime Minister gave a challenge of developing indigenous technology for 4G and 5G, and India is marching ahead in the technology development, and now the world is looking at Indian telecom technology.
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