TSDSI signs deal with 5G Brasil, MTSFB for mutual cooperation in standards development

CIOTechOutlook Team | Saturday, 04 June 2022, 03:27 IST

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The Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India, has signed pacts with 5G Brasil and Malaysian Technical Standards Forum Bhd (MTSFB) for mutually aligning on standards development efforts and supporting each other’s requirements for global standards deliberations.

“TSDSI signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with 5G Brasil and Malaysian Technical Standards Forum Bhd (“MTSFB”) on 17th May 2022, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day,” the standards development organisation said in a statement.

5G Brasil, the statement added, plays a key role in leveraging digital technologies for the growth of its respective country, by way of defining requirements and seeking globally competitive solutions for the same.

5G Brasil is a private autonomous project under Telebrasil umbrella with 65 institutions members whose main objective is to represent the interests of the telecommunications sector in Brazil and to promote its development. Its focus is also on promoting the development of the 5G ecosystem in the country by various means.

Subsequent to the signing of these MoUs, the parties intend to collaborate on a series of activities and projects amongst the experts from government, industry and academia in new and emerging technologies for various domains such as communications, multimedia and rural & remote Connectivity.

TSDSI has developed a homegrown 5G standard – the 5Gi, and earlier in January, a decision was taken at 3GPP’s plenary discussions to merge 5Gi into the global 5G standard.

Telecom service providers can provide improved rural connectivity in rural areas through the low-mobility large cell-driven 5Gi, according to NG Subramaniam, COO, Tata Consultancy Services, and Chairman, TSDSI.

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