Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled India's 6G mission which aims to create a focussed initiative for the next generation tech in India, and the official 6G testbed project that will allow research on new network techniques to take place.

The government has constituted a Bharat 6G project and appointed an apex council to oversee it. India is the second largest telecom market globally, with 1.2 billion digital subscribers.

Speaking at the event, PM Modi said India is the most connected democracy in the world, where 70 million e-authentications and 8 billion UPI transactions occur digitally daily.

In November 2021, the government formed a 22-member innovation group headed by telecom secretary K Rajaraman to create a vision for the 6G roadmap in India. 

Opening up 6G airwaves is a part of India's efforts to attain a key toehold in the global supply chain for emerging technology such as satellite and terrestrial communication gear and components.