The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) to collaborate on joint studies, research, and technical contributions in advanced telecom technologies and global standardisation activities.
The partnership aims to develop India-specific standards and test frameworks, explore future network technologies such as 6G, artificial intelligence (AI), next generation network (NGN), voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and enhance India’s participation in International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) study groups.
This partnership creates a formal framework for TEC to work closely with IIT Bombay on next-generation telecom and standardisation activities.
Further, the key areas of collaboration are:
- Study of 6G architecture and enabling technologies with active contributions towards research, pre-standardisation studies and standardisation activities in third generation partnership project (3GPP) and related global forums.
- Joint studies and technical contributions in telecommunications core networks.
- Joint studies and technical contributions in the field of AI in telecom and development of AI-driven telecom applications for intelligent networks, automation, and predictive maintenance with a roadmap towards realising AI-native capabilities in future 6G systems.
- Design and development of indigenous, low cost satellite communication terminals with a focus on remote sensing and rural connectivity applications.
- Joint Studies and technical contributions in signalling requirements and protocols for telecommunication networks, including NGN, VoIP, IMT-2020/2030, and signalling based architecture.
