Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday, declaring that India has transformed from a technology importer to a global telecom innovator.
Highlighting India’s digital revolution, PM Modi remarked,
“One GB of data in India today costs less than a cup of tea.”
He credited this achievement to India’s indigenous telecom development and the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative, saying that India’s success story has been “written by its own people.”
Modi announced that India has become the fifth country after Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, and China to develop its own home-grown telecom technology stack. The PM also unveiled India’s fully indigenous 4G stack and its 100% 4G saturation network covering 30,000 villages.
“The world is now looking to India as a reliable partner in telecom manufacturing and design,” he said, noting that India’s 4G stack is export-ready, with nearly one lakh towers operational nationwide.
India’s Digital Growth Story
PM Modi emphasized that India’s technological progress has been phenomenal:
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Electronics production up sixfold since 2014
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Mobile manufacturing increased 28 times
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Exports surged 127 times
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also highlighted that India’s data costs have dropped by 98% in the last 11 years, from ₹287 per GB in 2014 to just ₹9 today.
IMC 2025: Global Innovation Platform
The ninth edition of IMC, themed “Innovate to Transform,” features six major global summits including:
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Bharat 6G Symposium
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Cybersecurity Summit
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International AI Summit
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Satcom Summit
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IMC Aspire Programme
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Global Startup World Cup India
The event hosts 150,000 visitors, 7,000 delegates, and 400 exhibitors from 150 countries, reinforcing India’s growing leadership in digital innovation.
