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Scindia urges C‑DoT to pursue next‑gen tech and take Made‑in‑India telecom products global

On C‑DoT’s 43rd foundation day, the communications minister outlined seven priority streams and urged rapid development and marketing of 6G, AI, quantum, cybersecurity and indigenous stacks to compete internationally.

C-DoT must foray into next-gen technologies, take products to global markets: Scindia

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Jyotiraditya Scindia asked C‑DoT to build capabilities across seven specific technology and sector streams to make Indian telecom R&D globally competitive.

He directed C‑DoT to accelerate work on 6G, AI, quantum technology, cybersecurity and to develop a 5G stack after the 4G stack deployment.

A TCS‑led consortium with C‑DoT and Tejas Networks has already deployed an indigenous 4G stack for BSNL at 100,000 sites, cited as precedent for future efforts.

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"Seven streams would power India's strength, and those seven strengths must be housed and become a part of C-DoT's DNA," Scindia said during C-DoT's 43rd foundation day here. Advt "C-DoT must move into the 6G, AI space, quantum technology, and cybersecurity with rapidity, and market them," the minister said. "We must create technologies that are affordable, dependable, scalable, and globally competitive," Scindia said, adding that trusted Indian products and technology should become part of India's larger global leadership capability.

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  • He exhorted the telecom research and development organisation, under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), to also develop the fifth-generation (5G) stack, following the deployment of the 4G stack.
  • A Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)-led consortium, which comprises C-DoT as the core partner and Tejas Networks as the radio access network (RAN) vendor, has deployed an indigenous fourth-generation (4G)...
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  • "These seven streams, though they may seem unconnected, are all interconnected opportunities to make India a combined force on the global landscape," according to him.
  • He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry of Communications are committed to strengthening the "structures in place" to make C-DoT a competitive organisation.

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