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In one of the largest technology transfer deals from academia in India, a 5G RAN (Radio Access Network) technology developed by a multi-institutional team has been licensed to an industry partner Tejas Networks for a sum of Rs 12 crore. Tejas Networks is a Tata Group company.
IIT Madras, IIT Kanpurand the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) developed a ‘5G RAN sub-system’ at the 5G Test Bed.The three institutions are jointly licensing the 5G RAN technology to Tejas Networks who will play a vital role in leveraging it for further advancements and commercial applications.
Tejas Networks will be paying a Transfer of Technology (ToT) non-exclusive, licence fee of Rs 12 crore in multiple instalments based on technical milestones. The Licensing Agreement formal exchange ceremony was held at the IIT Madras campus. Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras; Dr. Kumar N. Sivarajan, CTO of Tejas Networks ; Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Madras; Dr. P. Hanumantha Rao, Director General, SAMEER; Prof. Rohit Budhiraja, IIT Kanpur and Dr. Radhakrishna Ganti, IIT Madras, who are the Principal Investigators of 5G Test bed from their respective institutes; and Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur and former Director, IIT Roorkee, representative on behalf of Director IIT Kanpur, were among the attendees of the event.
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “I am very pleased that Tejas Networks is planning to adopt this 5G RAN technology developed indigenously by a multi-institutional team of researchers. This initiative is in line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision of the Government of India.”
Prof. V. Kamakoti added, “This is an outstanding example of how translational research must happen in an inter-institutional, inter-disciplinary manner. This is a great example of how research should translate into a product and then get deployed. I hope a billion users of our country will benefit from this technology.”
IIT Madras, IIT Kanpurand the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) developed a ‘5G RAN sub-system’ at the 5G Test Bed.The three institutions are jointly licensing the 5G RAN technology to Tejas Networks who will play a vital role in leveraging it for further advancements and commercial applications.
Tejas Networks will be paying a Transfer of Technology (ToT) non-exclusive, licence fee of Rs 12 crore in multiple instalments based on technical milestones. The Licensing Agreement formal exchange ceremony was held at the IIT Madras campus. Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras; Dr. Kumar N. Sivarajan, CTO of Tejas Networks ; Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Madras; Dr. P. Hanumantha Rao, Director General, SAMEER; Prof. Rohit Budhiraja, IIT Kanpur and Dr. Radhakrishna Ganti, IIT Madras, who are the Principal Investigators of 5G Test bed from their respective institutes; and Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur and former Director, IIT Roorkee, representative on behalf of Director IIT Kanpur, were among the attendees of the event.
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “I am very pleased that Tejas Networks is planning to adopt this 5G RAN technology developed indigenously by a multi-institutional team of researchers. This initiative is in line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision of the Government of India.”
Prof. V. Kamakoti added, “This is an outstanding example of how translational research must happen in an inter-institutional, inter-disciplinary manner. This is a great example of how research should translate into a product and then get deployed. I hope a billion users of our country will benefit from this technology.”
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