C-DOT to work with Qualcomm to support startups on innovation
Partnership aims at promoting India’s telecom ecosystem of developers, startups, academia, and industry partners, strengthening the local ‘Make in India’ domestic market
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New Delhi: The Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), a public-funded Government research institution focused on telecom technology, on Friday announced plans to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies.
The collaboration aims to foster innovation in India and support developers and startups working on innovative products and use cases.
The partnership aims at promoting India’s telecom ecosystem of developers, startups, academia, and industry partners, strengthening the local ‘Make in India’ domestic market by utilising Qualcomm Technologies’ expertise in building innovative telecom solutions.
"With access to Qualcomm Technologies, the highly-skilled local team will accelerate the local ecosystems to develop and commercialise 5G FWA and mmWave solutions and use cases, driving leading-edge Wi-Fi experiences ranging from 200Mbps to 10Gbps+ performance," Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, C-DOT, said in a statement.
Through this partnership, C-DOT and Qualcomm Technologies will work to facilitate access for chosen startups, original equipment manufacturers and academia with foundational technologies and domain experts that will stimulate innovation and help them scale up their Research and Development (R&D) efforts. Both will also work to accelerate the pace of commercialisation and business development of Indian startups engaged in building indigenous telecom solutions.
