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‘Make in India – Telecom’ conclave addresses the needs of the changing scenario

Centre for development of Telematics (C-DOT), the telecom research and development wing of the Govt. Of India organized ‘Make in India – Telecom’ conclave

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Centre for development of Telematics (C-DOT), the telecom research and development wing of the Govt. Of India organized ‘Make in India – Telecom’ conclave.

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C-DOT presented its offerings for various consumer segments e.g. TSPs, ISPs, Building networks, Campus Networks, Public Wi-Fi Hotspots, and Rural BPO etc.

Rakesh Garg, secretary, Department of Telecom has emphasized on the need for frequent exchange of views among manufacturers, service providers, operators, industry and the R&D institutes to find out the shortcomings and ways to address the problems faced.

Revisiting the history of Indian telecom sector, Rita Teotia, special secretary, DoT, said that India was keeping pace till the eighties, but slipped once the wireless era began. This necessitated in massive imports and decline in manufacturing. And, now in the changed scenario, telecom is no longer a luxury.

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Bhargav, member- Technology, DoT said that this conclave would prove beneficial in bringing to the fore all the requirements, expectations and impediments of the telecom sector. While appreciating the C-DOT R&D in the recent past, he emphasized the need of aggressive marketing of its products.

Vipin Tyagi, executive director, C-DOT said that Make in India is of special relevance for organizations like C-DOT who are dedicatedly involved in indigenous R&D. He said that Digital India and Make in India are inseparable and cannot survive without one-another. He explained the objectives of the conclave and presented C-DOT product profile.

The panel discussion focused mainly on the need to revive the telecom manufacturing in the country in line with the needs of operators and other users of telecom solutions. The future research roadmap of C-DOT was also discussed with the industry to assure that it would continue to bring indigenous telecom products as per the requirements of the nation.

Generation Network (NGN) solution addresses the needs of the changing telecom scenario and enables a smooth transition from Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) to NGN based Voice-over-IP (VoIP). ‘GyanSetu’ is an internet based real-time ICT system designed by C-DOT, primarily to provide various e-services to the under privileged rural population of India.

Telecom industry luminaries comprising of policy makers, operators, manufacturers, academia, etc. participated in the conclave to share their understanding of present telecom landscape, future telecom trends and approach for furthering telecom manufacturing in India.

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