The Indian government has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with three different academic institutions in the United Kingdom to facilitate meaningful exploration and early adoption of 5G technologies. Signed by Vipin Tyagi, Executive Director, C-DOT, a government-owned body conducted research and development in the field of telecommunications in India, with representatives of King's College, University of Surrey, and University of Bristol, in the presence of Indian Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha and High Commissioner to the UK YK Sinha.
Sinha said, “It is a win-win situation for both C-DOT and the three universities. The Government of India is fully committed to ensuring that we march in step with the world, and be among the leaders to accelerate the exploration, adoption, and full-scale deployment of 5G technology for the benefit of our citizens. The signing of these agreements with premier academic institutions in the UK is an important milestone for us. We expect this strong partnership to produce accelerated outcomes that benefit both our great countries.”
The main focus of the engagement will be to set up use-case labs to explore new scenarios for 5G, promote awareness and understanding of 5G, support the creation of 5G test beds, conduct field trials, and evolve solutions for the Indian context. With the signing of the MoUs, C-DOT will get access to leading experts and labs associated technologies in the UK universities. The UK universities will be able to participate in the on-going establishment of 5G test beds in India which can inter-work with the test-beds in the UK.
