Telcos target 10% share of all global 6G patents in 3 years
India's telcos have set 3-year deadline to grab a 10% share of all future 6G-related global patents filings and also make a sixth of contributions towards development of global telecom standards.
The proposal came up during a meeting of the telecom department's advisory panel with telcos that was chaired by communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Friday.
«India has already taken various initiatives like launch of Bhart6G Vision and Bhart6G Alliance, patent and IPR support framework, commissioning of testbeds, and the country can aspire for achieving 10% of all 6G patents and 1/6th contributions to global standards promoting India's needs,» the communications ministry said in a statement Saturday.
The statement came after the second meeting of the Stakeholders Advisory Committee (SAC) with telecom operators with Scindia. Incidentally, 6G is slated to pave the way for fast broadband networks powered by artificial intelligence, allowing automated infrastructure optimisation. With data speeds potentially hitting 100 Gbps, it is estimated to be almost 100 times faster than 5G mobile broadband. 6G also promises improvements in network connectivity over 5G. During Friday's meeting, discussions centred around international standards and India's share in Intellectual Property and Standard Essential Patent (SEP), connectivity gaps as well as issues around quality of telecom services.
Telco hotshots underlined the criticality of systematically aligning telecoms-related research to India's needs and called for a
