PM Modi Inaugurated India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024.
IMC 2024 is the eighth edition of India Mobile Congress. It is a four-day event.
It started from 15 October and will conclude on 18 October. It is taking place at Pragati Maidan.
At IMC 2024, popular Meta RayBan XR glasses will also be showcased.
PM Modi said India has democratised digital technology.
PM Modi also inaugurated the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024.
WTSA is organised by the International Telecommunication Union, a specialised agency of the United Nations.
“India has installed optical fibres spanning an eight-fold distance between Earth and the moon in the last ten years,” stated Modi.
“We introduced 5G at the India Mobile Congress two years ago, and now there is 5G coverage in every district in the nation,” Modi stated.
In just 22 months, we have deployed 5G in all 36 states and union territories, covering 98 percent of our districts and 80 percent of our people, according to Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia.
