Spirent Communications has collaborated the Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT) to help support the Indian government’s ambitious “Bharat 6G Vision” to position India as a global leader in 6G technology. CEWiT will utilise Spirent’s technology to test and emulate 5G core network functionalities, paving the way for next generation 6G innovation and development in India.
The collaboration places Spirent Landslide at the forefront of CEWiT’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) for 5G and 6G development. With the current focus on validating Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 17 features and enabling 5G security assurance specification (SCAS), the collaboration will help address the needs of India’s burgeoning telecommunications landscape, leveraging Spirent’s state-of-the-art capabilities to achieve critical milestones in 5G/6G research and development.
The technology supports critical use cases such as Next Generation NodeB (gNB) development, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), containerised applications, and performance characterisation, alongside aiding government-led initiatives like 5G rollout across India and modernisation of railway communications using Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) standards. Spirent’s Landslide is recognized as the benchmark for testing 5G core network reliability, scalability, and cutting-edge technology, making it the trusted choice for both private and public-sector initiatives.
Commenting on the collaboration, Anil Kollipara, vice president, Test and Automation, Spirent, said, “This collaboration underscores Spirent’s commitment to helping empower India’s telecommunication advancements and support ground-breaking innovations for 5G and beyond. By enabling CEWiT and the broader start-up ecosystem with tools and insights necessary for high-quality testing and validation, our collaboration is helping to expand India’s robust environment for 6G innovation and development.”
Meanwhile, Professor Bhasakar Ramamurthi, honorary director, CEWiT and Professor Emeritus at IIT Madras, said, “The collaboration with Spirent enables CEWiT to give a strong fillip to India’s 5G and 6G Research and Development efforts by strengthening the test and validation ecosystem, especially for the 5G core network. The partnership with Spirent will catalyse innovation and new research in the emerging 6G Technologies.”
