Tejas Center of Excellence (CoE) for Wireless Communications, Tejas Networks, has been inaugurated by Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region at their Bangalore headquarters.

The minister also launched the Tejas Network’s indigenously designed 32T32R Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio capable of delivering more than 1 Gbps download speeds using 5G mid-band spectrum.

The Tejas CoE for Wireless Communications at Tejas Networks seeks to advance research in frontier technologies, standards and architectures that will underpin next-generation mobile networks as they evolve towards 6G and beyond. The CoE houses state-of-the-art modeling tools and test infrastructure to design, prototype and commercialise innovative wireless products and solutions that will support emerging usage scenarios and applications as envisaged in ITU-R’s International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) 2030 framework. The centre currently focuses on contributions in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), Massive MIMO, terahertz communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), sub-band full duplex (SBFD) among others

Commenting on the inauguration, Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “Tejas Networks has demonstrated that Indian companies can design and manufacture high-quality, cutting-edge products and successfully compete against the best global players in the telecom sector. I was truly impressed to see the wide range of world-class wireless and wireline products that Tejas has developed in India that form an integral part of all major networks in India and in several countries around the world.”

Meanwhile, Anand Athreya, chief executive oiffcer (CEO) and managing director, Tejas Networks, said, “We invest significant resources in research and development (R&D) and intellectual property right (IPR) creation and our new CoE showcases our advanced technological capabilities in wireless communications. We are firmly committed to building a top-tier global telecom and networking company from India and will play our part in helping realise government of India’s vision of an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in the telecom sector.”