Govt-recognised startups offered free 5G test bed till Jan 2024
By MYBRANDBOOK
The government recognised startups and MSMEs have been offered the usage of 5G test bed free of cost by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) by up to January 2024. According to a statement released by the ministry of communications on Monday, all fifth-generation mobile system (5G) stakeholders namely industry, academia, service providers, research and development institutions, government bodies, equipment manufacturers, etc., can utilise this facility at a very nominal rate.
This facility is being announced in order to encourage usage of the test bed and give a fillip to the development of indigenous technologies/ products in line with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ vision. Several startups and companies are already using the test bed for testing their products and services.
In March 2018, keeping in view of India’s specific requirements and to take lead in 5G deployment, the department of telecommunications approved a financial grant for the multi-institute collaborative project to set up ‘Indigenous 5G test bed’ in India with a total cost of Rs 224 crore.
According to the ministry statement, the eight collaborating institutes in the project were IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)- Madras, IIT – Delhi, IIT – Hyderabad, IIT – Bombay, IIT – Kanpur, IISc – Bangalore, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER) and Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT).
The indigenous 5G test bed was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 17, 2022. A web-based portal has also been designed for access and usage of the test bed.
The 5G test bed is available at five locations namely Integrated Test Bed at CEWiT/ IIT – Madras and other test beds are at IIT – Delhi, IIT – Hyderabad, IIT – Kanpur and IISc – Bangalore. CEWiT/ IIT Madras offers end-to-end test bed with various testing services for RAN Level, PHY Level etc., and other test equipment.
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