Telecom sector: Indigenous manufacturing key to ensure security
Sai Nikesh | The Dollar Business The Telecom Department of India on Thursday called for a frequent exchange of ideas among manufacturers, industry operators, industry and the R&D institutes, so as to overcome the shortcomings being faced by the Indian Telecom sector. Speaking at the Make in India Telecom conclave, Rakesh Garg, Secretary, Department of Telecom(DoT), said, “India, despite having huge talent source, is depending heavily on imports especially in Electronics and Telecom sector.” “Research is being done in India, but the Intellectual Property Rights are lying with foreign countries,” said Garg, while raising concerns over the issues being faced by the Research and Development (R&D) team of the sector. He went on to say that even after manufacturing ...
