Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


The Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan has been the new vision for India, where all the industries are capitalising. The campaign has been launched by the Modi government to elevate the growth of various domestic sectors across the globe. One such industry which is expected to provide multiple benefits from the Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme is the tech industry. Under the scheme, India has already witnessed major changes in the technology landscape. After the announcement of the campaign, the largest telecom operator of India, Reliance Jio, announced that it had developed a 5G solution from scratch that would enable Indians in witnessing the true power of the 5G network. Not only this, but Apple has also made its way in India to commence manufacturing of one of their premium iPhone models in India. The major reasons that big tech players and emerging MSMEs are relying on the campaign is the government aid and benefits.
New 5G IoT Chipset Developed by IIT Hyderbad Fulfils Promise of Atmanirbhar Bharat
IIT Hyderabad has been actively involved in the development of 5G in India. The institute has recently developed a narrowband IoT chipset that will enable long battery life devices up to 10 years. The new NB-IoT is being called Koala, and it comes with support for 3GPP Rel-13/14. Not only this, but it is also compliant with the NB-IoT modem with integrated baseband and radio. Prof B S Murty, who is the director of the institute, stated that the new development by IIT Hyderabad fulfils the promise of Atmanirbhar Bharat since these technologies are being developed in India.