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In a significant stride towards technological independence and innovation, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw launched India's fastest and indigenously designed IP/MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) router in Bengaluru on Saturday. MPLS is a routing technique in telecommunications networks that directs data from one node to the next, based on labels rather than network addresses.

The project is spearheaded by the collaboration of the government's Department of Telecom, CDOT and Nivetti.

It marks a momentous achievement in the nation's journey towards becoming a major product and manufacturing hub in the global tech landscape.

Vaishnaw said, "It is matter of pride for us that indigenously developed and made in India router, a secure router, a core routers of capacity 2.4 tbps has been developed and launched today. This is a core router, which is secure and which can actually provide very important functions in our entire Prime Minister's vision of Digital India."

"As you know, networking is key to entire Digital India efforts. And within networking routers, a core router like this is very, very important. So, I'm so glad that this kind of complex equipment has been designed in India developed in India and made in India," the minister said.

The minister further said, "Over the past decade, India has laid down the foundational stones of technological advancement and innovation, setting the stage for significant development in the coming years. The launch of the 2.4 terabits per second (tbps) router is seen not only as a testament to the country's growing capabilities in the tech domain but also as a pivotal moment that aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for digital India - a vision that emphasizes scaling up technological developments and fostering an environment ripe for manufacturing and innovation."