TSDSI completed five years of existence on 7th January 2019. As we look back on our brief history of five years, we see the vision, wisdom and tireless efforts of our members and patrons that went into shaping TSDSI and laying a strong foundation for Digital Communication Standardization framework in India.
To commemorate successful completion of 5 years, a TSDSI Roll of Honour was instituted to felicitate individuals who have contributed to the cause of TSDSI by providing outstanding organisational leadership, championing the cause of TSDSI and making outstanding technical contributions. A rigorous process of nominations by Members and selections by the Awards Jury was followed over a 3 month period. The final winners were awarded with a plaque and a certificate each, by Ms Aruna Sundararajan, Former Chairperson Digital Communications Commission (DCC) and Secretary DoT, in a glittering TSDSI Awards Ceremony, held in New Delhi on 14 October 2019, World Standards Day.
TSDSI Fellow – Technical Excellence
Awardee #1: Prof. Kiran Kuchi, IIT Hyderabad,
for his pioneering leadership at TSDSI and specifically for the Pi/2 BPSK and NB-IOT coverage enhancement contributions at 3GPP, thus establishing a firm global footprint for India as a technology innovator for 5G.
Awardee #2: Dr Radha Krishna Ganti, IIT Madras,
for “Leading the first ever technology contribution from TSDSI ‘LMLC for IMT2020’ and ‘TSDSI-RIT submission’ at ITU-R WP5D, heralding India’s arrival as a technology contributor to 5G.”
TSDSI Fellow – Organizational Leadership
Dr. Kumar N Sivarajan, Tejas Networks and the first Chairman of TSDSI
for “Providing strong leadership to TSDSI as its first Chairman and establishing a solid foundation for sustainable growth”.
