Indian telecom companies collaborate on 5G solutions
12. August 2022State-owned telecom research company C-Dot and private telecom equipment manufacturers VVDN Technologies and WiSig Networks signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop solutions for 5G technology. The collaboration for India’s 5G network will strengthen domestic infrastructure and create opportunities for exports, C-Dot Director Rajkumar Upadhyay said in a statement. The area of cooperation between the three companies includes increasing technical expertise and pooling research and development. By introducing products developed in the country, the consortium hopes to gain a cost advantage in 5G components and offer complete solutions. WPC certification is necessary for wireless products in order to be used and sold in India.
WiSig has been working on 5G technology development for five years and participated in consultations with 3GPP, TSDSI and ITU to standardize the high-speed wireless network in India, according to WiSig Networks founder Kiran Kuchi. VVDN is an expert in what is known as ORU (Open Radio Unit) design, which integrates locally developed hardware and software. By cooperating with WiSig and C-Dot, VVDN CEO Puneet Agarwal hopes to give India some autonomy in telecom equipment.
The WPC (Wireless Planning & Coordination) is the national broadcasting authority in India and is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It was established in 1952 and is headquartered in New Delhi, with additional regional offices in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Guwahati. The WPC’s main tasks are to issue amateur radio licenses and to allocate and monitor the frequency spectrum. In addition, the WPC is responsible for WPC ETA certification (WPC Equipment Type Approval ETA) and other radio approvals. For foreign manufacturers, only the WPC ETA Approval is relevant in most cases. The WPC certification is used synonymously for the ETA (Equipment Type Approval) abroad.
The national broadcasting authority WPC (Wireless Planning & Coordination) is responsible for this certification, in order to regulate the issuing of issuing of amateur radio licenses and the allocation and monitoring of the frequency spectrum.
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