TTDF scheme to provide funding support to domestic companies
C-DOT, the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, have signed an agreement for ‘Developing Prototypes for 10-Gigabit-capable symmetric Passive Optical Network (i.e., XGS-PON) Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and Optical Network Unit (ONU).
The agreement was signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme of Department of Telecommunications. It is a scheme for providing funding support to domestic companies and institutions involved in technology design, development, commercialization of telecommunication products and solutions to enable affordable broadband and mobile services in rural and remote areas.
Under this project, IIT Kharagpur will develop prototypes for 10-Gigabit-capable symmetric passive optical network (i.e., XGS-PON) optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network unit (ONU), the Ministry of Communications said on 10 Feb 2024.
It is envisioned that the project will yield new design, development, and commercialization of the state-of-the-art 10 Gbps upstream and downstream access network technology solution. This will facilitate growth of affordable broadband and mobile services in India. Fiinews.com
