New Delhi: India has demonstrated its mettle with its homegrown 4G/5G technology stack, which is "now ready," and the nation is positioned to become a major telecom technology exporter to the globe in the next three years, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.

Mr. Vaishnaw, who is also the Minister for Railways, declared emphatically that there is no plan for the privatisation of the national transporter during his speech at the Economic Times Global Business Conference 2023.

The rollout of the 5G services in more than 200 cities took place within a 100-day period from its introduction on October 1, 2022. Industry executives from all around the globe have praised the rollout's extreme pace, which has been referred to as the "fastest deployment happening anyplace in the world" at several international conferences, he added.

The population-scale solutions being evaluated on the India stack, spanning platforms like payments, healthcare, and identification, were emphasised by Mr. Vaishnaw. Although each of these platforms is strong on its own, when combined they produce a dynamic force that is capable of resolving "any significant problem in the world."

In the next three years, the minister said, India will start exporting telecom technology to other countries. "There are already two Indian businesses selling telecom equipment to other countries. India will become a significant global supplier of telecom technology during the next three years, "said Vaishnaw.

The Minister discussed India's quick progress in creating its own 4G and 5G technology stack, an accomplishment that attracted international notice.

"Stack is now prepared. It was first tested for one million simultaneous calls, then for five million, and now for ten million simultaneous calls," he added, calling it a "phenomenal success."

He claimed that at least 9–10 nations want to test it out.

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