Nokia on Friday announced a partnership agreement with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to jointly research 6G technology and 6G use cases in India.
Under the partnership, Nokia and IISc will collaborate at Nokia’s 6G Lab in Bangalore on three core research areas: 6G wireless technology, 6G architecture, and the application of machine learning (ML) to 6G air interfaces. Focus.
The two organizations aim to develop reference architectures, software frameworks, and algorithms that will continue into the 6G technology and standards ecosystem.
While 6G research will have global applications, Nokia and IISc will specifically address the needs of the Indian market, including the use of AI and the development of “network as a sensor” technology to improve transportation safety. We will also delve into 6G use cases. increasing access to health care and education;
Nokia and IISc will also research 6G applications that can improve network sustainability and energy efficiency, and improve network resilience and reliability in critical communications.
Nishant Batra, chief strategy and technology officer at Nokia, said the partnership advances India’s ‘Bharat 6G Vision’, which aims to position India as a leading global contributor in the design, development and implementation of 6G technology. He said it would become a thing. “And by exploring his 6G use cases that are specific to India, we will ensure that 6G meets the unique needs of the subcontinent.”
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced that it will implement ‘Bharat 6G’ from 2021 with the aim of ensuring that India-specific requirements (broadcast as affordability, sustainability, ubiquitous connectivity and intelligence) are included. We have laid the foundation for 6G development under the program. This is the global IMT-2030 6G standard that will eventually be born by the International Telecommunication Union around 2030.
ITU completed the 6G framework in June 2023. The DoT said it had successfully lobbied the ITU to include ubiquitous connectivity, ubiquitous intelligence and sustainability as key elements of 6G. In July last year, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnau said India had already received “more than 200 patents” on 6G technology from international organizations.
Nokia said its partnership with IISc is the first to emerge from its 6G Lab, which it launched at its Global R&D Center in Bangalore in October last year. In the same month, rival telecom vendor Ericsson set up an ‘India 6G’ research team at its R&D center in Chennai to supplement global efforts to develop 6G technology.
