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Time of India
03-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
C-DoT generates ₹1,000 crore revenue this fiscal year: Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
NEW DELHI: The Centre for Development of Telematics ( C-DoT ) has generated a revenue of ₹1,000 crore to date in the fiscal year 2025-26, indicating the competitiveness of its products, Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said on Thursday. 'Even though you are given ₹400 crores as the budget this year (FY26), you are able to generate close to ₹1,000 crores total. This is a testament that your products are remarkable,' Pemmasani said, addressing engineers of the state-run telecom research and development (R&D) firm. The minister said that countries are expressing interest in the C-DoT homegrown 4G Core, and added that the company's security products are relevant for global enterprises. 'Hopefully, we can sell these products in international markets. Even the security products and everything you have been developing here have a huge opportunity for outside enterprises. We should be able to get more private partnerships and sell to them,' Pemmasani said. He affirmed that the government is committed to supporting C-DoT, and urged the company's engineers to leverage data and other resources to innovate products, such as in the security domain. Pemmasani said the Central government will coordinate with C-DoT to deploy its solutions, including 4G Core and 5G Core, in commercial environments. 'How can we, instead of just staying in the lab, deploy them and test them against (solutions) of other private organisations?'. At the event, C-DoT launched the Saksham-3000 series of 400G data center switch-cum-router, with speeds of up to 25.6Tbps, to enable data center operators to cater to demand for fifth-generation (5G)-led data consumption and network virtualisation, among others. READ MORE | Cost-effective tariff, free 5G, service quality to drive BSNL 4G customers: Pemmasani C-DoT is among a handful of telecom firms globally, including Chinese Huawei and ZTE, Korean Samsung, and European vendors Ericsson and Nokia , that have their own stack. Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)-led consortium that includes Tejas Networks and C-DoT, is setting up data centres and a commercial 4G network for state-controlled Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ), with a potential 5G upgrade, following a proof-of-concept (PoC). 'BSNL has placed an order for an additional 19,000 sites to densify its 4G footprint, with seamless software upgrade capability to 5G. This follows the successful commissioning of around 90,000 4G sites,' Robert Ravi, chairman and managing director, BSNL, told ETTelecom recently.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India working on indigenous AI-powered telecom technologies: DoT official
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence will serve as a foundational technology for future networks, with AI-native systems enabling new services like immersive experiences, autonomous operations and integrated sensing, a DoT official has said. Sanjeev K Bidwai, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunications , on Wednesday said institutions like C-DoT, IITs and other leading R&D centres are working on indigenous AI-powered telecom technologies , actively contributing to international standards through platforms like ITU-T, ITU-R and 3GPP. "According to ITU-R's vision document M.2160, AI will be a key enabler for future networks, from intelligent radio interface management to cross-domain orchestration and personalised service delivery. " AI native networks will not only manage complexity but will unlock new service frontiers, immersive digital experiences, autonomous systems, integrated sensing and on-demand slicing for multi-tasks. This evolution is not just technological, it is strategic," he said. India is home to one of the world's largest and most dynamic telecom markets, offering a rich and diverse testing ground for AI native solutions, Bidwai said during the 3rd meeting of the ITU-T focus group on AI native for telecommunication networks here. India's expanding AI startup ecosystem, backed by a supportive policy framework in AI, data governance and digital public infrastructure, makes it ready and a true global leader in shaping the future of AI native networks. "IIT Jodhpur, in partnership with the Centre for Development of Telematics (CDOT), is developing AI frameworks for automated network management for detection and diagnostics. "This includes establishing a real-time 5G and beyond testbed compliant with ORAN standards. Further, DOT has signed a letter of intent with ITU to explore AI-driven digital twin technologies for infrastructure planning," Bidwai said. He said DoT is positioning India at the forefront of AI native networking, fostering innovation and contributing to the evaluation of intelligent autonomous telecommunication networks.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
BSNL deploys 93,450 towers for commercial 4G foray: Jyotiraditya Scindia
NEW DELHI: State-controlled Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) has deployed 93,450 towers for its commercial 4G foray using the indigenous telecom stack, union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday. 'We are at 93,450 towers that have been installed. Still, a long way to go, but we are on track,' Scindia said at the curtain raiser event of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025, which will be held in the national capital this year between October 8 and October 11. The union minister informed that the Ministry of Communications earlier in the day took stock of BSNL's 4G deployment nationwide. The Centre has been bullish about BSNL's transition from 3G to 4G using 'Atmanirbhar' (self-reliant), domestically developed equipment. 'We have C-DoT as a public sector firm, BSNL as a government company, Tejas Networks as a private sector company, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as a system integrator. All four came together, and in 22 months, produced the first domestic stack,' Scindia said, adding that India has become the fifth country globally to have its indigenous telecom stack. China (Huawei and ZTE), Finland (Nokia), Sweden (Ericsson), and South Korea (Samsung) are the other four countries that have their homegrown telecom stack. A TCS-led consortium that comprises the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) and Tejas Networks, along with ITI Limited, is deploying 1 lakh 4G sites for the public sector telecom carrier under a nearly ₹19,000-crore deal. The Tata group IT firm recently won a new advance purchase order (APO) worth ₹2,903.22 crore from BSNL for planning, engineering, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and annual maintenance of 4G mobile network at 18,685 sites. Tejas' share in the APO deal is valued at approximately ₹1,525.53 crores (exclusive of taxes). Scindia said that the country should develop capabilities to provide services in the domestic market, and also drive indigenous production. 'We have to ensure that India becomes a hub for designing. So you have designing, solving and scaling from India,' the union minister said, adding that the Bharat 6G Alliance is driving public-private sector connect for sixth-generation (6G) development. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will organise its next World Radio Communications (WRC) conference in 2027 to deliberate and decide on airwaves and related modalities for the 6G technology. 'It is from now till then that our entrepreneurs, our companies, our innovators, across the board, must aspire to ensure that India leads that technology way in the days to come,' Scindia said. The union minister also launched the 'Sanchar Mitra Scheme', which aims to empower a wider youth network to act as digital ambassadors, further strengthening the connection between the telecom ecosystem and the citizens. In addition to public awareness efforts, the scheme will also provide student volunteers exposure to emerging telecom technologies and DoT initiatives, fostering job-readiness and research interest in the sector. Neeraj Mittal, secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), said while India was a laggard in 4G, it went stride-for-stride with the world in the 5G-era, and will lead globally in 6G deployments. 'I think that is the promise and dream which all of us would like to see fulfilled,' he added. Abhijit Kishore, chairman of the Cellular Operators Association of India & chief operating officer (COO), Vodafone Idea (Vi), said, 'The task for us at COAI and industry is to connect the dots on how to showcase the collective potential of the industry and become a playground for all in the world to converge and leverage technology and put it to larger use of citizens and end customers.' Organised by the telecom department and COAI, this year's IMC is expected to attract over 1.5 lakh visitors from over 150 countries, and more than 7,000 global delegates. It will include use case demonstrations across 5G, 6G, AI, IoT, electronics manufacturing, and green technology domains.
