New Delhi
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) on Thursday has partnered with the CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, to advance India’s telecom infrastructure. The collaboration aims to develop a multiport switch with a tuneable impedance matching network that can support broadband antennas covering 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G bands.
Funded by the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the project focuses on creating a Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)-based switching network. This technology is designed to enhance antenna performance, ensuring seamless connectivity across various communication bands.
The partnership was formalized in a signing ceremony attended by key leaders, including C-DOT Director Dr. Pankaj Kumar Dalela and CSIR-CEERI’s principal investigator, Dr. Deepak Bansal. Dr. Bansal praised the initiative, recognizing its potential to strengthen India’s telecom research capabilities. C-DOT CEO Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay emphasized the importance of this collaboration in supporting India’s vision for self-reliance and innovation in telecom.
Once developed, the multiport switch technology will enable a single broadband antenna to function across multiple bands without interference, meeting the evolving demands of telecom networks and advancing India’s “Bharat 6G Vision.”
