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NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT<\/a>) Thursday formed as many as six academia-heavy task forces under the Technology Innovation Group (TIG) on sixth-generation or 6G technology<\/a>, making industry representation only symbolic.
In a notification dated December 30, the department mandated immediate deliverables by March 31, 2022 that included mapping of 6G<\/a> activities and capabilities worldwide, and a white paper on India's competencies, including research and pre-standardisation activities.
The new task groups are headed by Bhaskar Ramamurthy, director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Chennai, Abhay Karandikar, director, IIT-Kanpur, Bharadwaj Amrutur, director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, Kiran Kumar Kuchi, director, IIT-Hyderabad on multi platform for next generation networks, spectrum policy<\/a>, multi-disciplinary innovative solutions, and devices respectively.
Group for financing research and development is headed by Ashok Kumar Tiwari, Member (Technology), Digital Communications Commission (DCC), and a task force on international standards is headed by NG Subramaniam, chairman of the Telecommunications<\/a> Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI).
However, the department has empowered the chairpersons of newly-created task forces to rope in global experts for mentorship whenever necessary.
\"With a strong emphasis on technology commercialisation, the work will encompass the full lifecycle of research and development, manufacturing, pre-standardisation and market readiness,\" the department said in its memorandum.