Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: R&D in Telecom
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## R&D IN TELECOM

2338. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  Research  and  Development (R&D) in the area of telecom and relevant technology;
- (b) whether the Government encourages research and innovation in the area of telecom and relevant technologies through educational institutions and other research institutes;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the funds allocated and the achievement made in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) Yes, Madam. The Government encourages research and innovation in the  area  of  telecom  and  relevant  technologies  through  educational  institutions  and other research institutes. The steps taken by the Government to promote Research and Development (R&D) in the area of telecom and relevant technology are as under:

- i. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT): C-DOT is a premier telecom technology  research  and  development  centre  of  Government  of  India  under Department of Telecom which undertakes research and development programs in the cutting-edge technologies with an objective to make the country self-reliant in telecom technologies.
- ii. Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE): Telecom Centres of Excellence, set up in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, are an example of the Government, the Academia and the Industry working together for the sustained growth and progress of the country in the Telecom sector. TCOEs  are created for promoting development  of  new  technologies,  to  generate  IPRs,  incubate  innovations  and promote entrepreneurship to position India as a global leader in telecom innovation and making India a hub of telecom equipment manufacturing. TOCEs are functional at following IITs: Delhi, Chennai, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai and Roorkee and one each at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and IIM, Ahmedabad.

iii. Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI)- TSDSI is not for profit legal entity in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode with participation from all stake holders including Government, service providers, equipment vendors, equipment manufacturers, academic institutes and research labs. TSDSI is an SDO (Standards Developing Organization) that aims at developing and promoting Indiaspecific requirements, standardizing solutions for meeting these requirements and contributing these to international standards, contributing to global standardization in  the  field  of  telecommunications,  maintaining  the  technical  standards  and  other deliverables of the organization, safe-guarding the related IPR, etc.

iv. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB): Department of Science and Technology via its statutory body SERB, supports R & D in the area of telecom and relevant technology.

v. Centre  for  Development  of  Advanced  Computing  (C-DAC):    C-DAC  is  the premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for carrying out R&D in IT, Electronics and associated areas. C-DAC has emerged  as  a  premier  R&D  organization  in  IT&E  (Information  Technologies  and Electronics) in the country working on strengthening national technological capabilities  in  the  context  of  global  developments  in  the  field  and  responding  to change in the market need in selected foundation areas.

(d) The achievement made by some premier institutions in the area of telecom and relevant technologies and details of the fund allocation to them are as under:

- i. C-DOT:  In  the  FY  2015-16,  the  Government  provided  Rs.  300.00  crores  as Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for C-DOT R&D Program. Following are some of the cutting edge technology where C-DOT has contributed:

C-DOT has total 59 nos. of transfer technology agreements signed with 18 nos. of  manufacturing  units  for  its  various  technologies  to  realize  government's vision of digital  India  and  Make  in  India  program.  Further,  International Telecommunication Union (ITU) conferred 'Recognition of Excellence Award' to C-DOT GyanSetu, software platform for rural application with advance features like gesture /speech  recognition,  Near  Field  Communication  (NFC),  etc. GyanSetu technology has been transferred to the manufacturers.

- ii. TCOE: Fund released by the Government to TCOE's project is Rs. 5.62 Crore since  its  inception.  During  the  period  of  project,  TCOEs  have  approved  14 IPRs, 20 patents. Under I-MADE program, 6 institute's mobile apps have been created  by  students.  Till  date  TCOEs  have  produced  54  technologies  out  of which 4 have been commercialized.

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- iii. The  details  of  R&D  projects  supported  by  MeitY  in  the  area  of  telecom  and relevant technologies to Academic institutions/ R&D Institutions/ Societies are as under:

|   S.No. | Project Name                                                                                                               | Outlay                                                                                                 | Achievement                                                                                                                                                   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Next Generation (4G Advanced) Wireless Technology Research by Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT), Chennai | Rs. 1112.00 lakhs (MeitY contribution- Rs. 612.00 lakhs & Contribution of other sources- 500.00 lakhs) | a)The 4G advanced simulation tools have been developed. b)Broadband Wireless Simulator (BWSIM) licensed to Altiostar, Tejas Network and Academic Institutions |
|       2 | Software Defined Radio (SDR) by CDAC Thiruvananthpuram                                                                     | Rs. 492.00 lakhs                                                                                       | a)Developed prototype of SDR b)Know-how has been transferred to Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL), Bangalore                                                      |
|       3 | TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) Wi- Max base station by CDAC Thiruvananthpuram                                           | Rs. 619.00 lakhs                                                                                       | a)TETRA System developed. Technology transferred to E2E & Tata Power Bangalore. b) Total 9 orders executed one by TATA Power and 8 by CDAC.                   |

iv. SERB: During last three financial years (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16), 25 projects costing Rs.8.98 crore have been funded in various research areas including wireless communication, wireless networks, wireless sensors, design and development  of  antenna  and  other  devices  for  communication  etc.  Some  of  the achievements of the funded projects are:

- a)  Design and development of High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) for Radio frequency (RF) and microwave circuits
- b)  Development  of  cross  layer  protocol  to  improve  quality  of  user experience, Development of signal processing algorithm for mobile terminals in heterogeneous cellular networks.
- c)  Design of high frequency power amplifier and to investigate on chip power combining techniques for higher output power
- d)  Design,  fabrication  and  measurement  of  multi  permittivity  dielectric resonator antenna for wide band application etc.

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