The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has created a technology innovation group focused on the next frontier, sixth generation (6G), with the hopes of taking the lead in global technology development. As chairperson, Telecom Secretary will set the vision and objectives for the effort, as well as construct a roadmap for research and development (R&D), pre-standardization, application and product development, and action plans for 6G technologya.

Ericsson, Nokia, Tejas Networks, and Cisco have become the first telecom gear makers to get the “Trusted Source” status from the National Cyber Security Coordinator. European, Indian Companies Get NCSC Nod, Chinese Companies Wait. Earlier this year, the NCSC launched a portal for gear makers and telcos to apply for “Trusted Sources” status. The Chinese telecom suppliers, Huawei and ZTE, still wait for their approval; they have failed to complete the documentation process. France-based IIoT solutions provider Proscend, identity-related security service provider IDEMIA, PC Solutions and Dori Software have also received approval.

With the launch of satellite broadband services in India, a new wave of connectivity options and technologies will surface. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is working to streamline the process of deploying satellite networks in order to speed up the rollout of services. Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Communications and Bharti Group-backed OneWeb are competing to provide satellite-based broadband services in India. The faster the rollout, the faster innovative technology can hit the market and the earlier firms can break even on their heavy investments.

Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (MEITY) released “National Strategy on Blockchain” with the vision to create trusted digital platforms through shared Blockchain infrastructure; promoting research and development, innovation, technology and application development; and facilitating state of the art, transparent, secure and trusted digital service delivery to citizens and businesses.

This strategy document lays out overall vision towards development and implementation strategies for a National Blockchain Platform covering the technology stack, legal and regulatory framework, standards development, collaboration, human resource development and potential use cases. It is envisaged that this strategy document would provide the necessary guidance and support for realizing the vision and creating a nationwide ecosystem for creating the National Blockchain Platform and development of relevant applications using this platform in various domains. Download>>

• Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) have released a technical report titled “Smartphone User Data & Privacy Protection” Read more/Download>>

• MEITY launched its AI compendium’ 75@75 India’s AI journey”. This was done in collaboration with NeGD and NASSCOM. The compendium highlights the 75 use cases of AI in India that have successfully impacted the people and the governance of the nation. The use cases have been categorized under government, startups, academia, and enterprises. Read more/Download>>

• Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) have released a study paper on “5G security”

• Report on “Emerging Communication Technologies & Use Cases in IoT Domain”

• Concept paper on OF & OFC in Indian Telecom Network. 

Study paper on 25/50Gbps Passive Optical Network (PON). 

• 'Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centers, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India.

• ''Ease of Doing Business in Telecom and Broadcasting Sector''.

• ''Auction of Spectrum in frequency bands identified for IMT/5G''.

• Draft Telecommunication Tariff (Sixty Sixth Amendment) Order, 2021. 

consultation paper on Licensing Framework for Establishing Satellite Earth Station Gateway.