The much awaited India Mobile Congress 2024 event was already revealed to take place this month in India and very recently we saw Jio announcing its participation at the upcoming event. From what it seems, a significant telecom announcement can be expected at the major event.

Here’s more about it.

India Mobile Congress 2024 – Taking Place from 15th to 18th October

This will be the 8th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC 2024) and will be conducted at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and in concurrence with WTSA’24 (World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly). Leading companies will be partnering and exhibiting their latest innovations and technologies at the event, and this includes companies like Ericsson, TCS, Tanla, Qualcomm, HFCL, Airtel, Jio, Vi, Intel, Nokia, Meta, Cisco, and many more.

To add, Jio, following its India Mobile Congress 2024 participation announcement, is expected to unveil its own AI/VR headset at the IMC 2024 event. Looking at the previous edition of the event, Jio had showcased the country’s first satellite-based GigaFiber internet service, Jio Glass, Jio AirFiber, and 5G indigenous stack. Also, the principal partner of IMC 2024, Ericsson, via its website, has pointed out that the brand would share how it has been driving innovation and accelerating 5G adoption where individuals, communities, and industries will be equally benefited, and how the company is paving the way for 6G connectivity.

From all these, it is now being said that this time, what awaits the country is a significant announcement in the telecom sector. Based on the details provided on the India Mobile Congress website, the event will be giving focus on areas like 5G & 6G connectivity, satellite communication, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electronics manufacturing, quantum, security, deep tech, clean tech, smart mobility, industry 4.0, and enterprises.

Talks from many thought leaders, notably from Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (Minister for Communication and Development of the North Eastern Region), Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani (Minister of State for Communication), Dr. Neeraj Mittal IAS (Chairman DCC & Secretary(T), DoT, Government of India), Akash Ambani (Chairman of Reliance Jio), Sunil Bharti Mittal (Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises), and Kumar Manglam Birla (Chairman of Aditya Birla Group).

With the commencement of the event, we’ll be able to know more about what awaits the country and the tech sphere as such. The registration for the IMC 2024 event is also currently live and interested candidates can register themselves now to the biggest tech event of Asia.

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Hon’ble Minister of State for  Communications, Education and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Sanjay Dhotre today announced the fourth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020, scheduled for 8^th -10^th  December , will be held virtually this year given the ongoing pandemic.

This prestigious event, jointly organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), will see 50+ participating countries, 110 +  Global Speakers , Start-ups, 30 plus hrs of Content, with expected visitors of over 15000 over the three days program.

This year IMC’s theme is going to be – “Inclusive Innovation – Smart | Secure | Sustainable”.  IMC 2020 would aim to align to Hon’ble Prime Ministers  vision to promote Atmanirbhar Bharat (Make In India – local manufacturing and to push for Make for World) , foster international regional cooperation, to inspire Satat Bharat – Sanatan Bharat (Digital inclusive in connecting nearly 6 lakh villages with optical fiber and sustainable development), to promote Samagra Bharat – Saksham Bharat ( entrepreneurship & innovation) , drive foreign and local investments, encourage R&D in the Telecom and Emerging Technology sectors and to facilitate supportive regulatory & policy frameworks.

This year Ericsson will be the Principle Partner of India Mobile Congress, and other prime Partners include Dell Technologies, Ribbon Communications and Red Hat. India’s largest technology event this year will witness coming together of some of the top industry stalwarts, and Regulators , Policy Makers from across the Globe and  from various Ministries, Telco CEO’s, Global CEO’s and Experts in 5G Broadcasting, 5G Enterprise solutions , OTT, and Sustainable Futurists,_ virtually in the light of pandemic to discuss and deliberate upon industry issues, challenges, future trends and opportunities. 

Considered the largest Digital Technology Forum in Asia, IMC  2020 , IMC has established itself as a leading platform for bringing together the industry, Government, academia, and other ecosystem players to discuss,  deliberate and display the latest industry technology trends around major themes such as 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), Data Analytics, Cloud and Edge computing, Open source tech, data privacy and cyber security, Smart Cities and  automation.

Speaking at the curtain raiser, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications, Education and Electronics & Information Technology  Shri Sanjay Dhotre, said, “We firmly believe that the India Mobile Congress 2020 will be a key showcase for technology driven initiatives as it brings together all stakeholders in the Telecommunications ecosystem and provides the right forum for valuable discourse on key topics relevant to policymakers, regulators and the industry. India Mobile Congress is one such platform, where the efforts of the Indian Government and the Telecom Industry are given an apt showcase to not just our nation, but to the world at large.” 

Shri Anshu Prakash, Chairman, DCC and Secretary (T), DoT, Ministry of Communications, Government of India and Smt Anita Praveen, Additional Secretary (T), DoT, Ministry of Communications, Government of India and Shri Ajai Puri  Chairman COAI , COO Bharti Airtel  also graced the occasion as guests of honour.

Lt Gen Dr SP Kochhar, Director General, COAI said, “We are thankful to our Hon’ble Minister of State, Shri Sanjay Dhotre,for his immense support and guidance in successfully reaching the Fourth year of this grand event. We are also grateful to the Government of India for the huge effort put into this and for providing a facilitative environment to the entire industry. With all this help, India Mobile Congress has established itself as the biggest technology event in South Asia and the biggest networking event in India in the digital technology space. We are sure that all stakeholders will look forward to this platform for launches and releases of new technologies. Officials and senior decision makers from both the Government as well as the industry will be present and tech companies will be displaying the best that this ecosystem has to offer at this marquee event of the country.”

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