The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has organized the first-ever DIGICOM Summit 2025, focusing on how digital infrastructure is bridging the digital divide and driving equitable growth.
The summit was attended by Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister for Communications, Anil Kumar Lahoti, TRAI Chairman, and other industry leaders.
Key topics discussed at the summit included telecom and digital infrastructure, policy and regulations, 5G ecosystem, and emerging technologies.
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia highlighted that telecom contributes about 7 percent of India’s GDP and is growing at a decadal CAGR of 14 percent-16 percent.
The Minister also expressed India’s ambition to lead the world in 6G, committing to contribute 10 percent of the global 6G patents.
TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti stated that 97 percent of villages in India have 4G connectivity and over 99 percent of districts are covered by 5G connectivity.
The BharatNet project has connected over 2.14 lakh gram panchayats via optical fiber networks and 5000 through satellite links.
India has 1.1 million FTTH connections and over 100,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots. India government has committed to an outlay of $16.6 billion for its implementation for Bharat Net.
India generates 20 percent of the global data but has only 3 percent of the data center capacity. India plays a key role in global submarine cable network and hosts around 17 international subsea cables across 17 district landing stations.
COAI’s Chairperson, Abhijit Kishore, emphasized that future technologies like 6G and IoT will redefine connectivity and create a hyper-connected world.
The telecom industry has made significant investments of more than 2.5 lakh crores in network rollout, focusing on future 5G rollouts and fiberization in the country.
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