Last updated on August 12th, 2024 at 03:15 pm
6G Network : IIT Roorkee and IIT Mandi have signed an agreement with the centre for development of Telematics (C_DOT). This is a significant step towards developing Indigenous state-of-the-art next-generation telecommunications technology, The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India for the development of “Cell-Free 6G Access Points”
Telecom Technology Development Fund the department under department of telecommunication government of India provides funds to domestic companies,Indian start ups,academia and R&D institutions who are involved in technology design,development,commercialization of telecommunication products and The main objective of this scheme to enable affordable broadband and mobile services, playing a significant role in bridging the digital divide across India.
What is the need of this Initiative 6G Network?
We would like to tell you that traditional mobile networks use cellular topologies in which each cell is serviced by a single base station like 4G/5G to service mobile customers. ‘Cell-Free’ Massive MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output) eliminates the idea of cells and cell boundaries by deploying several access points (APs) across a vast region to serve many user devices at the same time. A large number of APs are dedicated to each user within their coverage area, meaning a single user may be supported by many APs. This ensures ubiquitous connectivity to the users, eliminates dead zones, enhances signal strength, and significantly boosts data speeds, offering an exceptional user experience even in densely populated areas.
6G project will focus on developing APs for enabling the upcoming 6G radio access networks and also aims to contribute to the 6G standardisation activity, drive commercialisation, generate intellectual property rights (IPRs), and develop a skilled workforce to support the emerging 6G landscape.
The agreement was signed during a ceremony attended by the CEO, C-DOT – Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay, the principal investigator – Dr Abhay Kumar Sah from IIT Roorkee, the co-investigator – Dr Adarsh Patel from IIT Mandi along with the Director of C-DOT – Dr Pankaj Kumar Dalela
At the event, Dr Sah and Dr Patel affirmed their dedication to advancing next-generation communication technologies, aligning with the Prime Minister’s Bharat 6G Vision
Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, C-DOT said this will help us generating IPRs in 6G domain and emerging technologies in the area of 6G.
Professor KK Pant, Director of IIT Roorkee, remarked:“This partnership with C-DOT marks a pivotal step in our commitment to indigenous development of state-of-the-art telecommunications technologies.
In 2023 IIT Roorkee has won innovation and excellence, at the 10th edition of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Industrial Innovation Awards. IIT Roorkee achieves dual recognition, clinching the “Grand Jury Award” for Top Innovative Research Institution and the “Most Innovative Institute” award for 2023. This prestigious dual honour underscores the institution’s exceptional commitment to pioneering research and innovation, marking the fourth consecutive year of distinguished recognition and showcasing its unwavering dedication to transformative research and societal impact.
6 G Network
Many countries and companies are exploring this technology for future generation connectivity. The countries such as America,South Korean,China,Japan and including India are exploring the ways.
This 6G networks is going to be faster than the previous generation technology which is 5 G. It is because of further improvements in radio interface modulation and coding techniques, as well as physical-layer technologies