Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT-Roorkee) for the development of a “millimeter wave transceiver for 5G rural connectivity”.
- The agreement is signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
- The project focuses on the development of millimeter wave backhaul technology in which only a small number of small cell-based stations (SBSs) are connected to the gateway through fibre.
- Innovative mixed optical and millimetre wave approach proposed in the transceiver development will be a promising method to achieve the desired output of reduced overall size and decreased cost.
- It will also encourage small and medium scale industries to setup their manufacturing units in India.
- This will also reduce India’s over-dependence on semiconductor fabrication industries.
