In New Delhi, the Indian Army installed the first local chip-based 4G mobile base station, which it acquired from Bengaluru-based Signaltron through the government's e-market portal, a senior company official said.
Signaltron founder Himamshu Khasnis said the chip used in Sahyadri LTE base stations has been developed by Signalchip.
In early 2010, Khasnis and his team founded a fabless semiconductor company, Signalchip, to make chips for 4G and 5G networks.
"Signaltron has built the entire system indigenously using India's first chips for 4G and 5G networks developed by Signalchip. This is the first time that an Indian system powered by an Indian chip for complex communication technology has been inducted into the Army. "The use of indigenous chips provides a high degree of control over the security of the system in its operation," said Khasnis.
He said the Indian Army had published a tender on GeM (government e-marketplace) for supply of 4G LTE NIB (Network In a Box) solution last year.
"Signaltron proposed the Sahyadri NIB solution and was successful in rigorous technical tests. Subsequently, Signaltron also won the competitive tender to supply the equipment. Weighing only 7 kg, Sahyadri Network In a Box (NIB) systems provide secure wireless communication for audio, video and data applications," said Khasnis.
He said Sahyadri NIB is capable of operating in both standalone and cellular modes and capable of seamlessly interoperating with legacy analogue and IP telephony systems.
Most of the base stations deployed in India are not manufactured in India. Even the few that are made in India do not have indigenous chips inside them, which is the most strategic and important component of modern electronic devices and equipment.
Signaltron has supplied 20 units to the army and the deployment of the base stations depends on its strategic needs, Khasnis said.
"We have supplied 20 units to the army. The Army decides when and where to deploy the base station. Since they are light and mobile units, it gives them the flexibility to change the location according to their needs," he added. .
Currently, there is no modern semiconductor chip manufacturing facility in India. Signalchip has designed the chip locally and owns all the technology that the chips offer. In a similar model to major semiconductor companies like Nvidia, Qualcomm, Mediatek, etc., Signalchip also manufactures its chips through third-party wafer fabs.
Khasnis said the Indian base station market is expected to reach around $24 billion by 2029.
"With the use of indigenous systems, significant foreign exchange savings could be generated and also increase GDP. Considerable market volumes are available in India and across the world. The modernization objectives of different sectors like defence, railways, etc. "These are excellent opportunities for indigenous solutions." he said.
Khasnis said the 4G/5G CNPN (Captive Network-Private Network) market worldwide is expected to exceed $30 billion by 2030, enabling great possibilities for local chip-based base stations, thus providing economies. of scale.
Signaltron founder Himamshu Khasnis said the chip used in Sahyadri LTE base stations has been developed by Signalchip.
In early 2010, Khasnis and his team founded a fabless semiconductor company, Signalchip, to make chips for 4G and 5G networks.
"Signaltron has built the entire system indigenously using India's first chips for 4G and 5G networks developed by Signalchip. This is the first time that an Indian system powered by an Indian chip for complex communication technology has been inducted into the Army. "The use of indigenous chips provides a high degree of control over the security of the system in its operation," said Khasnis.
He said the Indian Army had published a tender on GeM (government e-marketplace) for supply of 4G LTE NIB (Network In a Box) solution last year.
"Signaltron proposed the Sahyadri NIB solution and was successful in rigorous technical tests. Subsequently, Signaltron also won the competitive tender to supply the equipment. Weighing only 7 kg, Sahyadri Network In a Box (NIB) systems provide secure wireless communication for audio, video and data applications," said Khasnis.
He said Sahyadri NIB is capable of operating in both standalone and cellular modes and capable of seamlessly interoperating with legacy analogue and IP telephony systems.
Most of the base stations deployed in India are not manufactured in India. Even the few that are made in India do not have indigenous chips inside them, which is the most strategic and important component of modern electronic devices and equipment.
Signaltron has supplied 20 units to the army and the deployment of the base stations depends on its strategic needs, Khasnis said.
"We have supplied 20 units to the army. The Army decides when and where to deploy the base station. Since they are light and mobile units, it gives them the flexibility to change the location according to their needs," he added. .
Currently, there is no modern semiconductor chip manufacturing facility in India. Signalchip has designed the chip locally and owns all the technology that the chips offer. In a similar model to major semiconductor companies like Nvidia, Qualcomm, Mediatek, etc., Signalchip also manufactures its chips through third-party wafer fabs.
Khasnis said the Indian base station market is expected to reach around $24 billion by 2029.
"With the use of indigenous systems, significant foreign exchange savings could be generated and also increase GDP. Considerable market volumes are available in India and across the world. The modernization objectives of different sectors like defence, railways, etc. "These are excellent opportunities for indigenous solutions." he said.
Khasnis said the 4G/5G CNPN (Captive Network-Private Network) market worldwide is expected to exceed $30 billion by 2030, enabling great possibilities for local chip-based base stations, thus providing economies. of scale.
