Ashwini Vaishnaw Makes Test 5G Call At IIT Madras Using End-To-End Network Designed And Developed In India

Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday (18 May) made the first 5G call on a trial network set up at IIT Madras using indigenously-developed telecom equipment.

The entire end-to-end 5G network has been designed and developed in the country.

"Aatmanirbhar 5G. Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. Entire end to end network is designed and developed in India," Vaishnaw said in a tweet.

“The 4G and 5G network developed in India is an attempt to prove Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s resolve of self-reliant India. Here, the entire end-to-end network is designed and developed in India," Vaishnaw was quoted by ANI as saying.