In light of the rapid developments in 5G/6G, AI, Virtual Reality and other technologies, TRAI last week issued recommendations to promote live testing in such innovative use cases and strengthen digital transformation and broadband penetration in the country. .

BIF Chairman TV Ramachandran said, “This is perhaps the first such measure in decades and will significantly boost the startup and MSME ecosystem through the entry of credible new local players, thereby increasing both competition and technological innovation, as well as investment. Will also be attracted."

These recommendations will help in creating world class products and solutions from India for the world.

According to BIF, allowing testing in live networks will allow the startup ecosystem to test the reliability of indigenously developed products and solutions, and fine-tune them to make them more mature and ready for adoption by operators in commercial networks. Will be modified formally. ,

The recommendations will also serve as a catalyst to bring new technology into the industry, which will promote innovation and creation of intellectual property rights.

“Apart from significantly reducing costs, implementing the recommendations will also help in attracting investment in the overall network services ecosystem,” BIF said.