Chennai: Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday made the first 5G call on a trial community arrange at IIT Madras using indigenously-developed expertise. Taking to Twitter, Vaishnaw wrote, “Aatmanirbhar 5G successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. The entire end-to-end network is designed and developed in India. This is a realisation of the PM`s vision. His vision is to have our own 4G and 5G technology stack developed in India, made in India for the world. We have to win the world with this new technology stack,” Vaishnaw was heard saying in the video call. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a 5G Test Bed, developed as a multi-institute collaborative mission by a complete of eight institutes led by IIT Madras.

According to the Prime Minister`s Office, the mission has been developed at a price of greater than Rs 220 crore. The Test Bed will allow a supportive ecosystem for Indian business and startups which is able to assist them validate their merchandise, prototypes, options and algorithms in 5G and next-generation applied sciences.

Meanwhile, Vaishnaw additionally inspected Chennai Egmore (MS) Railway Station and Egmore Metro Rail station.

“Large and medium-sized railway stations will all be redeveloped. Gandhinagar (in Gujarat) and Rani Kamlapati (in Madhya Pradesh) Railway Stations are today world-class,” he stated.

“We are taking up many more stations. In Tamil Nadu, we are taking up Chennai Egmore, Madurai, Katpadi Junction, Rameswaram, and Kanyakumari; close to Rs 2000 crore of investment,” he added.

The minister stated that goal is to keep up the heritage and make it world-class for it to be the hub of financial exercise.

Earlier on Thursday, Vaishnaw stated the 4G and 5G community developed in India is an try and show Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s resolve towards a self-reliant India.