- Acknowledged and appreciated by Hon’ble
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
- Telecom Industry recalls a memorable journey
and envisages transformative years ahead at special event “Desh
Ki Digital Udaan” organised by COAI and
Commemorating the 25th anniversary
of the first mobile call made in
The online event witnessed the key
messages from Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister for Communications,
Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice; Dr. RS Sharma,
IAS, Chairman, TRAI; Shri Anshu Prakash, Secretary (T) & Chairman, DCC; Mr.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel; Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman,
Reliance Industries Ltd; Mr. BK Modi, Chairman, Spice Group and Lt Gen Dr. SP
Kochhar, Director General, COAI.
Indian Mobile telephony is 25 years
young and is raring to provide users, the latest technology, that will not only
revolutionize the way people communicate, but also contribute to the economic
growth and development of the nation. On July 31, 1995, the first mobile call
was made between Writer’s Building in Kolkata and Sanchar Bhavan in
While delivering the opening remarks
at the event, Lt Gen Dr. SP Kochhar, Director General, COAI, said, “During
the last 25 years, technological progress, innovation and market dynamics have
had a profound impact on the industry and contributed to the accelerated
liberalization of the sector. There are many sectors doing good work in
their fields but without telecom linkages they would be isolated specks.
Telecom interconnects and helps societies to be connected. It is like the
nervous system of the human body. Taking an inspiration from this memorable
journey, the industry is committed to working towards creating a truly
world-class digital ecosystem of the future with the help of our all stakeholders,
especially the government.”
The event witnessed a special program
with