5G, IoT, M2M among modernization of telecom for Railways
Ministry of Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) to establish a robust collaborative working partnership for coordination and resource sharing related to Telecommunication facilities.
The scope includes delivery and implementation of C-DOT’s Telecom Solutions for services in Railways.
With this MoU, CDoT and Ministry of Railways will work together for modernization soon of Telecommunication in Indian Railways for Public Safety and Security Services using LTE-R following world standards, 5G Use Cases in Indian Railways in line with Make in India (MII) policy, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine to Machine (M2M) Applications, Unified Network Management System, OFC Monitoring, Network Management System (NMS), Video Conference software (VC DOT), Chatting application, Routers and Switches.
The synergy between C-DOT and Ministry of Railways will help in providing indigenous affordable telecom equipment and services for train operation, public safety and security applications by lowering the total cost of ownership, boost the make in India initiative of Government of India and help in bridging the digital divide in the country, the Ministry said on 27 April 2022. fiinews.com
