The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has signed an agreement with Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to fund the pilot projects of E-band, long-term evolution (LTE) indigenous technologies including integration of 4G/5G prototypes with Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) core.
The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), under its program for induction of new technological developments in the telecom sector in rural and remote areas, is funding four pilot projects each of around Rs 100 million, enabling the development and hardening of these technologies. Indigenous companies including Astrome technologies, Lekha Wireless Solutions, Resonous Technologies and Signaltron will be executing these projects in partnership with BSNL and ITI.
