Government offers 5G test bed free of cost to Start-ups to boost development of indigenous products
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With an aim to encourage usage of the Test Bed and give a fillip to the development of indigenous technologies/ products in line with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ vision, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications has offered the usage of 5G Test Bed free of cost to the Start-ups and MSMEs recognised by the Government of India up to January 2024.
All 5G stakeholders i.e. Industry, Academia, Service Providers, R&D Institutions, Government Bodies, Equipment Manufacturers etc. can utilise this facility at a very nominal rate. Several start-ups and companies are already using the Test Bed for testing their products and services.
The development of this Indigenous Test Bed is a key milestone step for India’s becoming self-reliant in the 5G Technology domain and now leading towards 5G Aatmanirbhar Bharat. This Test Bed is providing the Indigenous capability for testing and validation of 5G products being developed and manufactured by Indian start-ups, MSME, R&D, Academia and industry users. This has resulted in huge cost efficiency and reduced design time due to which Indian 5G products are likely to become market competitive globally.
