The Ministry of Communications today announced a strategic agreement between the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani.
This collaboration, aligned with India’s “Bharat 6G Vision” and supporting the goals of “Made in India” and self-reliance, aims to develop a “Multiport Switch with Tuneable Impedance Matching Network” to enable a single broadband antenna supporting 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G bands.
Project Funding and Technology Focus
The project is funded by the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India. The TTDF scheme supports Indian startups, academic institutions, and research centers to design, develop, and commercialize new telecom solutions.
This collaboration will employ Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) technology to enhance antenna performance across multiple communication bands.
Advancing Telecom Infrastructure Through Collaboration
The agreement was formalized at a signing event attended by Dr. Pankaj Kumar Dalela, Director of C-DOT, and Dr. Deepak Bansal, the principal investigator from CSIR-CEERI. At the event, Dr. Bansal praised the DoT and C-DOT for their efforts in promoting collaboration and modern infrastructure to advance research in India’s telecom sector.
Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO of C-DOT, reaffirmed C-DOT’s commitment to supporting Prime Minister Modi’s Bharat 6G Vision by developing cutting-edge communication technology. C-DOT representatives expressed their enthusiasm for this partnership, highlighting MEMS-based technology’s potential in enabling efficient multiport switching for future communication systems.
Seamless Multi-Band Communication for Future Networks
The new technology aims to streamline connectivity across 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G bands, with extended capabilities beyond 5G. Designed to operate on a single antenna with reduced noise interference, this innovation is expected to play a key role in next-generation communication systems, the Ministry of Communications noted in its statement.