DoT invites ministries, industry tie-up to build 5G use-case ecosystems

An inter-ministerial committee — chaired by Member (Technology), Digital Communications Commission and with representatives from the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Department of Science and Technology, and other ministries — has also been formed.

The panel will function under the guidance of the Telecom Secretary, a release from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has invited expression of interest from various stakeholders for partnerships to build 5G use-case ecosystems focused on users and industry needs.

An inter-ministerial committee, chaired by Member (Technology) of the Digital Communications Commission with representatives from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Department of Science and Technology, and other ministries such as the agriculture, health, urban affairs, education, power, mines, commerce and others has also been formed. The committee will function under the guidance of the telecom secretary, an official release from the DoT said.

The new partnership programme will be called “5G Vertical Engagement and Partnership Program (VEPP)”, the DoT said.

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To expedite the development of use cases for the industry, the DoT said it would, in partnership with other ministries, state governments and start-up hubs, “facilitate necessary approvals, regulatory clearances to enable use case prototyping, pilots, demos, trials at the user or vertical industry premises”.

As a part of this partnership, the respective ministries will have to identify a single point of contact within their department for collaborations with other players in the ecosystem, facilitate access to the relevant premises, campuses and ensure the use of necessary infrastructure and data for testing 5G.

On its part, the DoT will facilitate access to experimental spectrum, access to testbeds and engagement with academia, other ministries for necessary regulatory policies and pilots where ever feasible.

The technology stakeholders, which agree to be a part of the partnership will work to develop and deploy prototypes and pilots for 5G use cases as per the needs of the respective ministries or industry verticals to help accelerate commercial usage and adoption by enterprises.

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