Recommendations for live testing of 5G, 6G, AI, VR, and other technologies are released by TRAI
The government should support live testing of cutting-edge technology and use cases, according to a suggestion made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). These suggestions were made in light of the quick advancements in fields like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, 5G and 6G, and others.
It is anticipated that a regulatory sandbox framework for innovative services, technology, and business models in the digital communication industry would be built around these ideas. For the same, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) asked the TRAI.
Uninitiated, real-time, controlled access to telecom networks and consumer resources is made possible by the regulatory sandbox (RS), which is not achievable with traditional lab testing or piloting techniques. Such sandbox setups have previously been developed by regulatory organisations in other nations.
The Communications Ministry said in a statement that “offering such a framework for live testing in India will encourage more entrepreneurs to develop solutions for the digital communication industry of the country as well as the world.”
When it comes to eligibility for regulatory sandbox testing, limited liability partnerships, Indian companies, partnership firms, and research institutes that have conducted limited prior testing of their goods, services, and applications and satisfy all requirements outlined in the framework are eligible to apply.
“As the RS testing will be carried out in live networks on a certain set of users, the framework has kept the security of networks and protection of customers in mind,” the ministry said.
Strict deadlines for finishing the application review process have been set in order to guarantee responsibility on the part of the relevant government entities.
“The recommended Regulatory Sandbox framework is expected to give the digital communication industry’s startup ecosystem access to real network environments and other data from telecom networks to help test the reliability of new applications before bringing them to market,” stated the ministry.
