Eyeing to develop cutting-edge telecom components entirely within the country, C-DOT and IIT Delhi have joined hands for 6G communications under the TTDF fund.
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have entered into an agreement to develop advanced hardware for 6G telecommunications.
The deal, named ‘Building Blocks for THz Communication Front Ends’ was signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) 6G Call for Proposal, a government (Department of Telecommunication) initiative aimed at accelerating research to create an advanced telecom ecosystem in alignment with the ‘Bharat 6G vision’.
The project aims to create essential components for terahertz (THz) systems, which are critical for 6G communications and other applications, such as military communications and material analysis.
As part of India’s plan to establish local chip fabrication facilities, this collaboration will see the development of key THz components at IIT Delhi’s facilities in partnership with SAMEER (Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research) in Kolkata. The project will eventually produce THz components at the manufacturing level, with C-DOT overseeing its implementation.
The agreement was formalised at a ceremony attended by C-DOT CEO Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, Prof. Ananjan Basu, the principal investigator from IIT Delhi, and other senior officials from C-DOT.
Dr Upadhyay described the collaboration as a major step towards realising the Prime Minister’s Bharat 6G Vision, aiming to drive innovation and advancements in communication technology.
Prof. Basu emphasised his team’s commitment to the 6G project and expressed gratitude for the research collaboration, which aligns with the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative to boost India’s telecom research and infrastructure capabilities.
