C-DOT and Vodafone Idea sign MoU for cooperation in area of IoT-M2M
Author: BI Bureau
New Delhi: The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, and Vodafone Idea Limited, one of the major telecom operators of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 17th of May 2022 on the occasion of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD).
The signing of MoU will help both the organizations leverage each other’s expertise in their respective domains to develop and deploy IoT-M2M solutions in India. IoT adoption has become critical for any organization’s digital transformation journey. However, in the current deployments, certain operational challenges such as device network compatibility, over the air firmware upgrade, remote device configuration, security vulnerabilities and implementation in silos with proprietary protocols are preventing businesses from reaping the scale benefits of IoT.
Dr Raj Kumar Upadhyay, Executive Director, C-DOT, said, “C-DOT has been the flag bearer of IoT-M2M standardization and has been contributing significantly to one M2M - the global IoT-M2M standard. This partnership is an opportunity to see the oneM2M specifications in action in a diverse set of sectors and applications, from smart energy to the connected cars. Together we will explore what is next for the industry and learn more about the value oneM2M specifications could deliver.”
“C-DOT’s indigenously developed oneM2M based Common Services Platform (CCSP) could benefit the IoT industry. Collaboration with Vodafone Idea will provide a great opportunity to device and application providers to deploy their solutions in the Vodafone Idea network. This platform will enable application providers to use a robust middleware framework with all necessary underlying common services to deploy a secure oneM2M compliant solution,” he added.
According to Arvind Nevatia, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited, “We are delighted to partner C-DOT who have strong capabilities to undertake large-scale development programs in IoT and telecommunication. We strongly believe that IoT has huge potential and as a leader in IoT, this partnership will enable IoT application and device providers to launch full-proof standardized and interoperable solutions in the market.” /BI/
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The surge in exports has also resulted in increased production in the farm sector by increasing coverage area and productivity. The share of India’s agricultural exports and imports in the world agriculture trade in 2017 was 2.27 percent and 1.90 percent, respectively. Even during the difficult time of pandemic lockdown, India took care not to disturb the world food supply chain and continued to export, the government said.
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At the behest of the Department of Agricultural Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, product-specific Export Promotion Forums have been created to lead Agri exports to new heights. Each Export Promotion Forum shall be having exporters of the related commodity as its members along with official members representing concerned Ministries/Departments of the Central and State Governments. Chairman APEDA shall be the chairman of each of these forums. The forums will meet at least once every two months, to discuss recommendations on issues pertaining to the export.
The recommendations of the forum will be placed in the product committee / Authority of APEDA. The Forum will keep in close contact with the concerned organization of the Ministry of Agriculture such as MIDH, Extension, NPPO, etc., DGFT, Ministry of Civil Aviation, MoFPI, etc. to further the interest of agricultural export.
