New Delhi, April 24 -- India's efforts in next-generation telecom technologies are being driven by the government, with a focus on global leadership in 6G standards and patents, Lt General SP Kochar, Director General, COAI Cellular Operators Association of India, has said.

In an exclusive conversation with ANI on the sidelines of Digicom Summit 2026, Kochar spoke about the development of 6G and said telecom operators are not working independently at present, and the initiative is being led by the government in collaboration with industry and academia.

He added that the objective is to move ahead of the world in terms of standards and intellectual property, with a target for India to hold around 10 per cent of global patents in the 6G sp...