The seventh version of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2023, which began Friday, has attracted many contributors and guests who’re desirous to witness the way forward for digital transformation. A mega occasion, the IMC showcases traits and improvements within the telecom, media, and expertise sectors. In this text, we’ll 9 highlights of IMC 2023 that you shouldn’t miss, from new services and products to breakthrough applied sciences and options.

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   IMC 2023 focuses on 5G and past

   The occasion explores the potential of 5G expertise for varied sectors equivalent to training, agriculture, healthcare, energy and transportation, and the way it may be tailor-made to India’s particular wants and world necessities. It additionally covers matters associated to the semiconductor trade, inexperienced expertise and cybersecurity. The occasion additionally performs an important function in getting ready India’s educational and startup ecosystem for the upcoming 6G period, and creating indigenous telecom expertise for nationwide safety.

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   IMC 2023 attracts world participation

   The greatest tech occasion of India. (Image: Zohaib Ahmed/The Indian Express)

   The occasion is alleged to have over 1 lakh contributors from 22 international locations, together with round 5,000 CEO-level delegates, 230 exhibitors, 400 startups and varied stakeholders. These attendees are being offered a platform for networking, collaboration and data sharing among the many world telecom group.

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   PM Modi lauds India’s 5G achievements

   PM Modi inaugurated the occasion and recalled that India shocked the world with its 5G rollout final yr. He mentioned that India didn’t cease after the success of 5G and labored on reaching it to each particular person. He knowledgeable that India has developed 4 lakh 5G base stations that cowl greater than 97 p.c of the cities and 80 p.c of the inhabitants. He additionally mentioned that India’s median cell broadband pace has elevated 3 times inside one yr, and that India has moved from the 118th place to the forty third place by way of broadband pace. He additional added that India will not be solely increasing its 5G community but in addition changing into a pacesetter in 6G expertise.

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   IMC 2023 broadcasts 100 5G labs throughout India

   The first massive announcement on the occasion was about organising 100 5G labs throughout India to advertise college students, professors, startups and MSMEs to work on 5G expertise in varied fields like well being, agriculture, manufacturing and extra. These labs will likely be arrange in educational establishments in a number of states, equivalent to Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Telangana, Karnataka and extra. Some of the establishments that may host these labs are IIT Guwahati, IIT Silchar, Delhi Technological University, Jamia Hamdard University, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, and extra.

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   Reliance Jio demonstrates satellite-based broadband

   Jio additionally had its Emergency Response Communication System on show. (Image: Zohaib Ahmed/The Indian Express)

   Reliance Jio showcased the nation’s first satellite-based Gigabit broadband service that may present high-speed web in beforehand inaccessible geographies. At the occasion, Jio demonstrated how they’re providing web to 4 distant places: Gir Gujarat, Korba Chattisgarh, Nabrangpur Odissa, and Jorhat Assam. There isn’t any phrase but on when the service will likely be broadly out there to customers.

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   Reliance Jio showcases Jio Glass

   The JioGlass on show at IMC 2023. (Image: Zohaib Ahmed/The Indian Express)

   Reliance Jio additionally displayed the Jio Glass, a mixed-reality headset that was introduced on the firm’s forty third annual basic assembly. The gadget can be utilized for immersive video conferencing, digital conferences, training, watching movies, and gaming.

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   Nokia demonstrates 6G tech

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   Ericsson’s RedCap answer

   Ericsson launched its new radio entry community (RAN) software program answer, RedCap, which goals to simplify and prolong the battery lifetime of 5G gadgets whereas delivering greater information charges and speeds. RedCap is designed for gadgets equivalent to smartwatches, wearables, industrial sensors, and AR/VR gadgets, which require low energy consumption and excessive efficiency. Ericsson partnered with Airtel and Qualcomm to display the capabilities of RedCap gadgets on the Airtel 5G community.

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   Aspire and Robo Blitz

   India Mobile Congress 2023 additionally featured two new initiatives to foster entrepreneurship and talent improvement amongst younger innovators and engineers. Aspire was a start-up program that highlighted the potential of rising applied sciences within the telecom and digital domains. Robo Blitz was a robo wars occasion that challenged contributors to showcase their skills in robotics. These initiatives mirrored the occasion’s dedication to nurturing the following era of leaders and creators within the digital area.

These are a few of the new bulletins made at IMC 2023 to date. The occasion continues to be ongoing so we will anticipate extra thrilling information and updates.