India has approved 104 research projects worth ₹2.71 billion to accelerate development of 6G technologies under the Telecom Technology Development Fund. Alongside the funding, the government has outlined a multi-phase spectrum roadmap and broader ecosystem initiatives to strengthen domestic telecom research and next-generation network capabilities.
India’s government has cleared 104 research and development projects focused on sixth-generation mobile technologies with total funding of ₹2.71 billion under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF), according to information presented to Parliament by the Ministry of Communications. The projects form part of a broader national strategy aimed at building domestic capabilities in advanced telecommunications infrastructure and standards development. The ministry also outlined a national roadmap for 6G spectrum planning that provides guidance on expected frequency availability over the next decade.
The framework divides development into near-term, mid-term and long-term phases between 2025 and 2035, intended to support the testing, standardisation and eventual commercial rollout of next-generation mobile systems. The Department of Telecommunications, which regulates India’s telecom sector and oversees policy development for network infrastructure and spectrum management, administers the TTDF programme to support indigenous telecom innovation. As of February 2026, the scheme has approved 136 research projects, including initiatives exploring terahertz communication testbeds, advanced transmitter modules, intelligent surface hardware, distributed network architectures and artificial intelligence applications in wireless networks.
The initiative aligns with India’s efforts to expand domestic participation in global telecom standards discussions, including work underway at the International Telecommunication Union on IMT-2030, the emerging global framework for 6G systems. For telecom equipment manufacturers, research institutions and technology startups, the funding programme signals growing public investment in next-generation network technologies. The policy direction may also influence spectrum planning, infrastructure investments and future partnerships across telecommunications, semiconductor design and digital infrastructure industries as global competition to define 6G standards intensifies.
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