Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), a Mini Ratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), to collaborate on joint studies, technical contributions and standardization activities in the areas of Convergence and Broadcasting technologies.
The collaboration aims to strengthen national capabilities in standardization and innovation in converged and broadcasting technologies while supporting national initiatives such as Digital India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
The partnership will focus on the development of India-specific standards and test frameworks, study of international standards, technical contributions to global standardization bodies, and exploration of emerging technology trends in convergence and broadcasting technologies.
The MoU was signed today by Shri Devendra Singh, Deputy Director General, TEC and Shri Ramit Lala, Deputy General Manager (Projects), BECIL in presence of Shri Syed Tausif Abbas, Sr. DDG and Head, TEC at TEC, New Delhi.
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