Kharagpur: The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical wing of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India. The agreement intends to foster collaborative research, advance technical standardisation, and drive innovation in key areas such as 5G, future networks, and emerging ICT technologies.
The MoU was signed in the presence of senior officials from both organisations, with Kamal Kr Agarwal, Deputy Director General (Finance & Administration), TEC, and Professor Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, Associate Dean (Research & Development), IIT Kharagpur, signing on behalf of their respective institutions. The event was also attended by Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Director of IIT Kharagpur, along with other distinguished faculty members and TEC representatives.With the new partnership, IIT Kharagpur and TEC will collaborate on joint studies, technical contributions, standardisation activities, and research programmes aligned with India’s priorities in telecommunications. A key objective of the alliance is to contribute to the development and refinement of current and future telecom technologies, particularly in areas such as advanced antenna systems, Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) techniques, and Passive Optical Network (PON) architectures.The collaboration will also focus on emerging domains such as electromagnetic field (EMF) monitoring and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, including the design of AI-based sensor platforms to strengthen safety frameworks and compliance mechanisms.
As India gears up for global leadership in next-generation technology ecosystems, including 6G networks and beyond, the partnership seeks to support indigenous research capabilities while strengthening the country’s presence in international standards-setting forums such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Through this initiative, both institutions are expected to contribute substantially to elevating India’s role in global telecom standardisation and reinforcing the nation’s technological self-reliance.The leadership at IIT Kharagpur highlighted that the MoU opens avenues for multidisciplinary collaboration across wireless communication, optical systems, and intelligent networks all essential components of future digital infrastructure.
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