India-Japan sign agreement to work on 5G, telecom security
Published: Jan 15, 2021
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEW DELHI, JAN 15, 2021: INDIA and Japan today signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in information and communications technologies, the government said.
India's Department of Telecom and its Japanese counterpart will "enhance mutual cooperation in the field of 5G technologies, telecom security, submarine optical fibre cable system to islands of India, spectrum management, smart cities, high altitude platform for broadband in unconnected areas, disaster management and public safety" said the Ministry of Communications.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Mr Takeda Ryota virtually, said the government.
Mr Prasad highlighted the timely execution of connecting Andaman and Nicobar islands with submarine optical fibre cable as a great example of cooperation between India and Japan.
He highlighted that during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to attractive policies and innovative digital technologies, large amount of investments had come to India, and urged the Japanese electronics industry to invest in India too.
"The minister further highlighted the great potential India holds for Japanese investors in the field of 5G and 5G-based services, Internet of Things, digital health technologies," an official statement said.
The nations agreed that apart from ministry-level cooperation, Indian state-owned telecom organisations such as Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Limited, would also be a part of the pact, along with industry partners from Japan.
