The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended machine-to-machine (M2M) and wireless personal area network (WPAN)/wireless local area network (WLAN) registration to all entities engaged in the business.
All business entities, including companies, government departments/organisations, partnership firms, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), institutions, undertakings, proprietorship firms, societies and trusts engaged in M2M service provisioning and WPAN/WLAN connectivity provisioning are advised to register with DoT through an online process via Saral Sanchar portal.
The decision has been taken to extend the scope of the registration to proliferate the standard-based and secure M2M/internet of things (IoT) ecosystem. This also addresses the concerns of M2M service providers and WPAN/WLAN connectivity providers for M2M services, related to interface with telecom service providers (TSPs), know-your-customer (KYC), security, encryption, etc.
DoT is committed to ensure building a secure and innovative M2M/IoT landscape. Further, National Digital Communication Policy aims at creating a robust digital communication infrastructure, enable next generation technologies and ensure a holistic and harmonised approach for harnessing emerging technologies such as M2M/loT.
Furthermore, after considering the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on spectrum, roaming and quality of service (QoS) related requirements in M2M communications and views of M2M industry stakeholders, the government has decided to issue the guidelines for ‘Registration process of M2M service providers (M2MSP) and WPAN/WLAN connectivity providers for M2M services’.
