Congratulations to the members of TSDSI on its 13th Founding Day!
TSDSI has evolved into a platform that brings the Indian ecosystem together to drive telecom standards within the country and contributes to development of global standards.
The Cloud Interoperability and Portability (CIP) and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) standards developed within TSDSI, are among the first of their kind in the global standards space. We have also been contributing to the IMT2030 (6G) standards at ITU starting from the recommendation on its framework, going up to the Technical Performance Requirements (TPR) and Evaluation.
I would also like to congratulate our members on their steadily growing participation and contributions to 3GPP, oneM2M and ITU for standards in key areas including 5G Advanced/6G, AI/ML, Security, Service aspects etc.
There has been a critical shift in the approach to development of future technologies, focusing primarily on use case requirements. This is also the need, given that the emerging disruptive technologies like AI, Sensing, drones, will be influenced strongly by local user needs, regulations and sovereignty aspects. The concept of “global interoperability” will need to be balanced with development of standards that can also address the local needs efficiently.
Further, the Semiconductor industry is a strategic lever in today’s world to ensure technology security and sovereignty. Development of open hardware architectures is also crucial for spawning creation and growth of local product companies. As of now, semiconductor fabs are driven by loading from fabless companies. There is a need to support local fabless design efforts through local standards.
Against this backdrop, I urge TSDSI members to, apart from being fully engaged with global standards development efforts, retain focus on meeting needs and requirements of the country, by further developing standards that complement the global standards where essential.
TSDSI has been conducting workshops for its members and the larger community to spread awareness on global standards development priority areas, workplans and potential areas for contributions. TSDSI has been hosting 3GPP meetings in India regularly, providing an excellent opportunity for the local industry, research and startup community to engage with global experts, align their work with the global standards workplans and identify “gap” areas where they can develop IP indigenously.
TSDSI has taken several measures to address the barriers to participation in standards by startups. This is an important step towards building a thriving community of dedicated standards experts within the country.
Standards are a critical tool for market leadership and cannot be relegated to a discretionary activity. I invite you to engage with TSDSI to enable India emerge as a leading supplier of advanced telecom technologies and solutions that are affordable and contribute to the global good, in line with the Bharat 6G Vision.
Best Regards,
Satish Jamadagni,
Chair, TSDSI