Telcos to showcase 5G apps, connected cars in Delhi today
NEW DELHI: From a car that keeps tabs on your driver’s activity to an aerial disaster management vehicle that can conduct search and rescue operations, telecom operators are set to offer a flavour of 5G-enabled applications at the second edition of the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi.
Telecom industry leaders Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel, Kumar Mangalam Birla of Vodafone Idea and Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Ltd will attend the inaugural session of the three-day flagship event on Thursday, where Cabinet ministers Manoj Sinha, Nitin Gadkari and Ravi Shankar Prasad will also be present.
“(We) Will be showcasing India’s readiness for 5G...we will be positioning India as a global telecom hub for investments and manufacturing as well as for services in the future. The domestic industry has seen a major phase of consolidation, which is almost complete. So we expect that there will be robust growth in the times to come,” telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan said on Wednesday.
The event will showcase a high-end connected car which has screens for passengers to view content and also offers an option to monitor your driver through your mobile. A user can get notifications on fuel usage, overspeeding and prevent accidents through smart emergency brakes. A user can also get notifications on fuel usage, over-speeding and prevent accidents through smart emergency brakes.
The event will also showcase SKYSHIP, a 5G emergency rescue platform developed by Korea Telecom.The platform operates a balloonshaped aircraft with a mobile communication centre on board, which can remotely control drones and robots to carry out search and rescue operations in case of disasters.
“In case of a disaster, you can float the SKYSHIP. It has an air interface to provide mobility coverage and surveillance. There is also a camera attached to it through which it can find missing people,” a person aware of the matter said.
Through India Mobile Congress, the government aims to promote India as a vibrant telecom market.