ITU Workshop on Standards and
Intellectual Property Rights
(IPR) Issues
Standardisation in India
Arun Golas
DDG (T&A)
TEC
New Delhi, India, 19-20 December 2011
International
Telecommunication
Union
Agenda
Standardisation in India
Role of Government
Current Position
Future developments
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Standards
What is a standard?
Requirements of user
Actual requirement for the intended
purpose
Quality
Quantity
Safety & Security
Is cost the decisive factor?
Do we bother about quality?
Quality is commensurate with cost
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Need for Standards
Ensure conformance to desired
requirements
Ensure quality
Ensure Repeatability for
Manufacturer
User
No compromise, even unknowingly or
unwittingly, with
Personal safety
Personal security
Pocket
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Necessity of standards for
telecom devices?
Can never be a stand-alone device
Have to interwork with other devices
Must follow pre-defined protocols for any
service or application
Conformance for
Performance
Interoperability
EMI/EMC/EMF
Safety
Security
Health
No necessity of legislation, as standardisation
is ‘the’ only way to ensure performance
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Standardisation in India
Creation of National Standards
Harmonisation of International Standards
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
All products, except telecom
Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC)
All telecom products
Telecom arm of DoT, and represents Government of
India in international telecom bodies
Formulates technical requirements
Tests and certifies telecom products, interfaces, and
networks
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Application of Standards
No checks for conformance to standards
No mandatory certification before induction in
telecom network
Products may ‘not’ conform to all the desired
specifications
May not interwork properly
May cause harm to other equipment or user
Standardisation promotes, and
does not hinder development in telecom
Market is mature now
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Mandatory Certification
All telecom equipment to be tested and certified before
induction in Indian telecom network
Minimum parameters to be tested – conformance to
standards, user and network safety, and integrity
Changes in Telegraph Rules and Licenses to implement
the scheme
Testing by Conformance Assessment Bodies (CAB)
Certification by Certification Body (CB) – TEC
Use of Certifying Logo
Surveillance
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Way Forward for
Development of Standards
Motivate stakeholders (R&D centres, manufacturers,
service providers, academia, users, etc.) to collaborate
and channelize R&D activities for development of
standards/IPRs for new products and services
Involve all academia and R&D centres for telecom
products and services
Motivate stakeholders to participate in developmental
process of standards in national and international
forums
Participate in National Working Group (NWG) meetings to agree
upon national stance on a particular standard
Participate in International Forums, like ITU, to project ‘national’
standard
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Establishment of SDO
Establish a national telecom Standards
Development Organisation, to focus especially
on the country-specific requirements.
Draw synergy of all the stakeholders, viz.,
R&D centres, manufacturers, service
providers, academia, users, etc.
Evolve methodologies for transfer-oftechnology, manufacture and
commercialisation of new products and
services, for generation of revenue for survival
of the entire process.
Evolve suitable mechanism for handling IPRs,
without stifling the growth.
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Development of new Standards
and Products
Research on a new product or service, based on new
specifications
Develop prototype
Lab testing for conformance, performance,
interoperability, etc.
Field trial and validation
File IPR
Validate the new specifications as new standards – TEC
Followed by
Manufacturing
Commercialisation
Deployment
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Conclusion
Communication
Anyone
Anytime
Anywhere
Any Screen
Conformance to all protocols is
essential
Standardisation is essential
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Thank you
ddgt.tec@gov.in
arun.golas@gov.in
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