Standardisation in India

Standardisation in India

Arun GolasDDG (T&A)

TEC, DoT, [email protected]

Joint ITU-GISFI Workshop on “Bridging the Standardization Gap: Workshop on

Sustainable Rural Communications”

(Bangalore, India, 17-18 December 2012)

Bangalore, India, 17-18 December 2012

Agenda

StandardsStandardisation in IndiaCurrent PositionWay Forward

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Standards

What is a standard?Requirements of user

Actual requirement for the intended purposeQualityQuantitySafety & Security

Is cost the decisive factor?Do we bother about quality?

Quality is commensurate with cost


Need for Standards

Ensure conformance to desired requirementsEnsure qualityEnsure Repeatability for

ManufacturerUser

No compromise, even unknowingly or unwittingly, with

Personal safetyPersonal securityPocket


Telecom

Two-way communicationAnyoneAnytimeAnywhereAny Screen

Predefined protocols essential for every device


Necessity of standards for telecom devices?

Can never be a stand-alone deviceHave to interwork with other devicesMust follow pre-defined protocols for any service or applicationConformance for PerformanceInteroperabilityEMI/EMC/EMFSafetySecurityHealthNo necessity of legislation, as standardisation is ‘the’ only way to ensure performance


Standardisation in India

Creation of National StandardsHarmonisation of International StandardsBureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

All products, except telecom

Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC)All telecom productsFormulates technical requirementsTests and certifies telecom products, interfaces, and networksTelecom arm of DoTRepresents Government of India in international telecom bodies


Application of Standards in India

No mandatory checks for conformance to standardsNo mandatory certification before induction in telecom networkProducts may ‘not’ conform to all the desired specifications

May not interwork properlyMay cause harm to other equipment or user

Standardisation promotes, anddoes not hinder development in telecomMarket is mature now


Way Forward

Shift focus from urban to ruralBottoms-up approach

C-DoT RAX ModelAspirations will guide the developmentsRural-centric

Network, Equipment, Services, Content, User InterfacesInnovate – Ingenuous designs, conform to standardsNew services, applications, protocolsAffordability

Energy/power, environmentCapacity building

Set-up labs for development and testing of productsTrain man-power


Mandatory Certification

All telecom equipment to be tested and certified before induction in Indian telecom networkMinimum parameters to be tested – conformance to standards, user and network safety, and integrityChanges in Telegraph Rules and Licenses to implement the schemeTesting by Conformance Assessment Bodies (CAB)Certification by Certification Body (CB) – TECUse of Certifying LogoSurveillance


Way Forward forDevelopment of Standards

Motivate stakeholders (R&D centres, manufacturers, service providers, academia, users, etc.) to collaborate and channelize R&D activities for development of standards/IPRs for new products and servicesInvolve all academia and R&D centres for telecom products and servicesMotivate stakeholders to participate in developmental process of standards in national and international forums

Participate in National Working Group (NWG) meetings in DoT/TEC to agree upon national stance on a particular standardParticipate in International Forums, like ITU, to project ‘national’ standard


Establishment of SDO

Establish a national telecom Standards Development Organisation, to focus on the country-specific requirements, especially on rural networks.Draw synergy of all the stakeholders, viz., R&D centres, manufacturers, service providers, academia, users, etc. Drive consensus on the deliverablesFocus energies on specific products and services to work on, and evolveSuitable methodologies for transfer-of-technology, manufacturing and commercialisation thereofSuitable mechanism for handling IPRs, without stifling the growthNew standards, national requirements, etc.


Development of new Standards and Products

Research on a new product or service, based on new specificationsDevelop prototypeLab testing for conformance, performance, interoperability, etc.Field trial and validationFile IPRValidate the new specifications as new standards – TECGenerate revenue for the survival of entire process

ManufacturingCommercialisationDeployment


Conclusions & Recommendations

Bridge Standardisation GapEnforce conformance to all standardsEnhance R&D and ManufacturingDraw synergy of all stakeholders in development and formulation of standards through national telecom SDORegularly participate and take proactive stance in international forums to project national perspective


Thank you

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Documents

Standardisation in India