India expands ties with UK in telecom, AI, emerging tech
India and the UK have expanded their collaboration in key areas of telecom, artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies
- NEW DELHI — India
and the UK have expanded their collaboration in key areas of telecom,
artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, the government
said on Friday.
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- Dr Neeraj Mittal, Secretary (Telecom) visited the UK to
engage with the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), UK and
explore opportunities for collaboration in next-generation telecommunications,
AI, and space technology, further strengthening the Indo-UK ties in these
critical areas.
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- A roundtable discussion was convened with key UK
stakeholders from DSIT, leading business entities such as BT and Ericsson, and
innovation hubs and centres, including SONIC Labs, UK Telecom Labs, TITAN, JOINER.
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- Representatives from the UK Space Agency, European Space
Agency, Innovate UK, and the UK Technology Innovation Network (UKTIN) also
participated, exploring avenues for mutual cooperation.
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- Dr Mittal highlighted India's leadership in the telecom
sector and its rapid advancements in next-generation network technologies.
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- A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between SONIC
Labs and the Centre for Development of Telematics (CDOT). The agreement focuses
on Open RAN-related policy and technical matters, including 5G Open RAN and AI
in 4G/5G.
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- The telecom Secretary met Chris Johnson, National Scientific
Adviser, and Dave Smith, National Technology Adviser of DSIT.
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- The discussions centred on emerging technologies and their
applications in 5G, 6G, digital infrastructure security.
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- Dr Mittal also met Geoff Huggins, Director, Digital
Directorate, government of Scotland, to discuss collaborative efforts in
digital transformation through telecom, telecom security, and emerging telecom
technologies.
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- He visited one of the six Federated Telecom Hubs (FTH) in
the UK, specialising in Cloud and Distributed Computing (CHEDDAR). This hub
leads cutting-edge research in 6G distributed cloud, AI for 6G, green 6G and
advanced sensing technologies.
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- Furthermore, the Secretary met Jean Innes, CEO of the Alan
Turing Institute, for discussions on potential collaboration in digital twins,
AI for telecom security, ethical AI, and fostering an AI innovation and startup
ecosystem, according to Ministry of Communications.
