“TSDSI has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with 5G Brasil and Malaysian Technical Standards Forum Bhd (“MTSFB”) on May 17, 2022, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day,” the organization said. standards development in a press release.
5G Brazil, the statement adds, plays a key role in harnessing digital technologies for the growth of its respective country, defining the requirements and finding globally competitive solutions for them.
5G Brasil is a private autonomous project under the aegis of Telebrasil with 65 member institutions whose main objective is to represent the interests of the telecommunications sector in Brazil and promote its development. Its aim is also to promote the development of the 5G ecosystem in the country through various means.
“The synergistic collaboration aims to leverage the complementary strengths of R&D and the telecommunications industry to accelerate the indigenous design, development and deployment of end-to-end 5G solutions,” an official statement read.
Following the signing of these MoUs, the parties intend to collaborate on a range of activities and projects among experts from government, industry and academia in new and emerging technologies for various areas such as communications, multimedia and rural and remote connectivity.
TSDSI has developed a local 5G standard – 5Gi, and earlier in January a decision was made during 3GPP plenary discussions to merge 5Gi into the global 5G standard.
According to NG Subramaniam, Chief Operating Officer, Tata Consultancy Services and President, TSDSI, telecom service providers can deliver improved rural connectivity in rural areas through low-mobility, large-cell 5Gi.
