HFCL has filed 33 patent applications over the past four years for innovations related to 5G and 6G network technologies. According to the company’s executive president, these patents focus on communication network components that will play a critical role in enabling India to develop and own 6G technology. The patents, filed between 2021 and 2025, are currently under review by both Indian and international patent authorities.
Additionally, the executive president noted that while India had long observed other nations defining global telecom standards, the scenario is changing with 6G. India is now contributing to shaping how next-generation networks will connect the world. He elaborated that both 5G and 6G technologies rest on shared research pillars such as network intelligence, sustainability, automation, and spectral efficiency.
Further, the Bharat 6G Vision, introduced in 2023, reinforces this ambition by outlining India’s goal to capture 10 per cent of global 6G intellectual property, strengthen domestic research and development and manufacturing, and lead global standard-setting efforts. He emphasised that technological sovereignty is vital in an era defined by supply chains, intellectual property control, and trust frameworks, asserting that India’s ownership of telecom core systems and hardware is non-negotiable.
