Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
15:30 – 15:40 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | N G Subramaniam Chair (TSDSI) (Chief Operating Officer, Tata Consultancy Services) |
15:40 – 15:55 | About the TTDD Conference | Rajkumar Upadhyay Co-Chair Outreach Committee and Governing Council Member (TSDSI) (Executive Director, C-DOT) Sharad Arora Co-Chair Outreach Committee and Chair SG Services & Solutions (TSDSI) (Founder & MD, Sensorise Digital Services) |
15:55 – 16:10 | Inaugural Address | Shri K Rajaraman Chairman DCC and Secretary (Telecom) Department of Telecommunications Govt. of India |
16:10 – 16:15 | Vote of Thanks and Closing Remarks | Rajkumar Upadhyay Co-Chair Outreach Committee and Governing Council Member (TSDSI) (Executive Director, C-DOT) Sharad Arora Co-Chair Outreach Committee and Chair SG Services & Solutions (TSDSI) (Founder & MD, Sensorise Digital Services) |
Critical Communications is an emerging 5G vertical which presents us with unique technological challenges distinguishing it from conventional commercial communication. For example, the communication to support public safety operations such as disaster recovery or anti-terror operations, the requirements of railway mobile communication system or communication in military settings deal with vastly different set of problems viz-a-viz the commercial communication systems used in our daily life. The need for resilience, reliability, availability and security of communication in such settings gives rise to new research problems quite distinct from the commercial settings.
In this track, we will learn and dwell upon some of these problems and reveal how the global administrations, industry and research community is trying to address them, and prepare the path for India’s journey into establishing a robust critical communications infrastructure.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
17:00-17:05 | Introduction and Welcome | Suresh Chitturi (Samsung, 3GPP SA6 Chair) |
Session I: Emerging Global Landscape on Critical Communications | ||
17:05-17:25 | Connection – The Lifeline | Tero Pesonen, TCCA |
17:25-17:45 | FirstNet Vision and Future Standards | William (Bill) Janky, FirstNet |
Session II – Research Developments and Technical Challenges | ||
17:45-18:00 | Can critical communications be configured over commercial 5G NR networks? | K. Giridhar, IIT Madras |
18:00-18:15 | IoT for Mission Critical Applications: Opportunities & Challenges | Sudip Misra, IIT Kharagpur |
18:15-18:30 | UAV based Disaster Communication – Deployment, Synchronization, and Last-minute Backup | Debarati Sen, IIT Kharagpur |
Panel Discussion | ||
18:35-19:10 | Critical Communications for India | Moderator: Pranav Jha, IIT Bombay Panelists: 1. K. Giridhar, IIT Madras 2. K K Agrawal, DoT 3. Sekhar L Kuriakose, Kerala State Disaster Management Authority 4. Tero Pesonen, TCCA |
19:10-19:15 | Concluding Remarks | Suresh Chitturi (Samsung, 3GPP SA6 Chair) |
TSDSI has initiated the 6G work that broadly encompasses the following key areas:
We have brought together prominent stakeholders from the telecom industry and some greatly knowledgeable global speakers to aid our deliberations.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
10:30-10:35 | Introduction and Welcome | Introduction: Kiran Kuchi, IIT Hyderabad Welcome: A K Mittal, TSDSI |
10:35-10:55 | Keynote Speaker 1 | Juho Lee, Samsung |
10:55-11:15 | Keynote Speaker 2 | Iain Sharp, ATIS |
11:15-11:35 | Keynote Speaker 3 | Satish jamadagni, Reliance Jio |
11:35-11:45 | Q&A | |
11:45-12:25 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Kiran Kuchi, IIT Hyderabad Panelists: 1. Anindya Saha, Saankhya Labs 2. Clara Li, Intel 3. Debarati Sen, IIT Kharagpur 4. Ganesan Thiagarajan, MMRFIC Technology Pvt. Ltd 5. Matti Latva-aho, 6G Flagship, Oulu University |
12:25-12:40 | Q&A | |
12:40-12:45 | Concluding Remarks | AK Mittal, TSDSI |
Session Co-Chairs: Kiran Kuchi (IIT Hyderabad); Satish Jamadagni (Reliance Jio)
Session Convener: A K Mittal
Session Coordinator: Akansha Arora
Rural and Remote areas lack the connectivity required to effectively bridge the digital divide even as we enter the age of 5G and beyond. However, there is increasing focus on this topic around the world and this is one of the pillars of digital initiatives. This session focuses on case studies from around the world on providing effective rural and remote connectivity and the initiatives in standardisation to address this challenge.
In a context of complementarity between these networks infrastructure, Keynotes will cover at first policy support for enabling connectivity in India and similar regions (e.g., NE and Andaman/Lakshadweep islands), mainly with terrestrial networks technologies and applications, then it will be explained how Submarine Optical Fibre Cable and at last non-terrestrial space and satellite technologies can be leveraged for serving rural and remote use cases through transmission back-up, backhaul and relay support to connect the unconnected.
A panel discussion will follow those presentations and give an overview of best practices from developed and developing/emerging regions (e.g., case studies from Africa, Pacific Islands and South-East Asia), and will suggest possible solutions for the Indian ecosystem in delivering high speed mobile broadband to the un-connected.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
14:00-14:05 | Opening Remarks | V K Sanjeevi, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) |
14:05-14:20 | Keynote 1 | V Raghunandan, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) |
14:20-14:35 | Keynote 2 Satellite broadband technologies for reaching remote areas | Hanumantha Rayappa, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
14:35-14:50 | Q&A | |
14:50-15:45 | Panel Discussion Topic: Best practices for levelling digital divide from emerging countries | Moderators: V K Sanjeevi, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL); Jishnu Aravindakshan, Tejas Networks Panelists: 1. Anuradha Udunuwara, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) 2. Arun Agarwal, USOF, DoT, Govt of India 3. Jason Tutty, West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) 4. Rafiqul Matin, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) 5. Ranulf Scarbrough, Avaroa Cable Limited, Cook Islands |
15:45-16:05 | Q&A | |
16:05-16:10 | Concluding Remarks | V K Sanjeevi, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL); Jishnu Aravindakshan, Tejas Networks |
The rapid developments and proliferation in the domains of Internet of Things, Smart Cities, Private Networks and 5G have all put security at the centre of the public policy, industry priority and the standardization agenda. Whilst many SDO’s, SSO’s and Industry bodies are actively creating Technical Reports, Specifications and Standards it is very important to track emerging best practices and implementation benchmarks that showcase successful adoption at scale. This session will present contributions for such at scale design and deployments of security infrastructure and practices in various domains, including the test and certification infrastructure created for the purpose.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
17:00-17:10 | Opening Remarks | G. Narendra Nath, NSCS |
17:10-17:25 | IoT/ 5G Security: A Standards Perspective | Sushil Kumar, TEC |
17:25-17:40 | Role of Policy in Securing the National Infrastructure | P K Singh, DoT |
17:40-17:55 | Security – An Industry Perspective | Sharad Arora, Sensorise |
18:00-19:10 | Panel Discussion | Moderators: Mr. G. N Nath, NSCS; Sharad Arora, Sensorise Digital Services Panelists: 1. Dr. Gopinath Rao Sinniah, MTSFB 2. Huzur Saran, IIT Delhi 3. Sunil Gupta, Qnu Labs 4. Sushil Kumar, TEC DoT 5. Vishnu Ram, TSDSI |
19:10-19:15 | Closing Address | Mr. G. N Nath, NSCS |
A good spectrum policy is at the heart of supporting a successful telecom industry in the country. India has the second largest telecom sector in the world and the majority of its population has now access to mobile communication. This is a tremendous achievement which has been possible due to synergy among all the stakeholders and encouraging policies of the government and the regulator. We are on the cusp of deployment of 5G networks in the country. This will call for availability of globally harmonized spectrum in sufficient quantities. The world has already started looking at the technologies beyond 5G for which spectrum needs will also have to be kept in view.
In this session, we will deliberate upon some very important aspects like:
We have brought together prominent stakeholders from the Indian telecom & satcom industry and some greatly knowledgeable global speakers to aid our deliberations.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
10:30-10:35 | Welcome Remarks | A K Mittal, TSDSI |
10:35-10:40 | Introduction | U K Srivastava, NTIPRIT, DOT, Government of India |
10:40-11:00 | Keynote Speaker 1 | Michael Kraemer (Intel, Chair WG Spectrum Aspects ITU-R WP5D) |
11:00-11:20 | Keynote Speaker 2 | Mario Neri, Telesat |
11:20-11:30 | Q&A | |
11:30-12:10 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Neha Satak, Astrome Technologies Private Limited Panelists: 1. Jitendra Singh, Qualcomm 2. M Revathi, Wireless Planning and Coordination, DOT 3. PK Jain, ISRO 4. Sawan Gupta, Airtel |
12:10-12:25 | Q&A | |
12:25-12:30 | Concluding Remarks | U K Srivastava |
Aspirations for digital transformation for emerging India needs to align rural ecosystem on one side and industry stakeholders, enterprises and advanced academia research on the other. As we are looking to usher in new use cases which need high-speed, low latency coverage for its users/devices, empowering the micro-entrepreneurs would lead to a truly super charged and inclusive ecosystem. The rise of 5G has enabled adoption of Industry 4.0 techniques in verticals like manufacturing, utilities, mines, health and automotive etc. Private 5G networks presents an opportunity for network operators to grow but needs analysis of the challenges in addressing the multi-faceted use cases and adapting the solutions to the huge but divergent market opportunity. Emergence of AI/ML, federated learning, transfer learning, disaggregated architecture patterns such as open radio access networks and edge cloud systems act as enabling technologies, presenting interesting solutions to these problems. However further analysis of practical concerns such as interoperability and privacy would drive the Digital Transformation riding on private networks.
This session describes the vision, challenges, potential solutions and enabling technologies for digital transformation using private networks. It also debates the opportunities and challenges facing India in this journey.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
14:00-14:05 | Opening/Welcome | D Janakiram, IDRBT |
14:05-14:32 | Samsung 5G Private Network for Vertical Use cases | Aloknath De (Samsung India) |
14:32-14:59 | Use-cases and Industrial Applications of Private 5G | Viswanathan Ramaswamy (Tata Communications) |
15:00-15:40 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Abhishek Thakur (IDRBT) Panelists: 1. Aditya Khaitan (Deloitte India) 2. Arzad Alam Kherani, IIT Bhilai 3. Kunal Patil (Athonet) 4. Ritesh Mishra (Dr Reddy’s Laboratories) 5. Samar Shailendra (Intel) |
15:40-15:55 | Q&A | |
15:55-16:00 | Concluding Remarks | D Janakiram (IDRBT) |
Deploying and managing virtualized 5G access networks will be radically different from the way the networks are being managed currently. Interconnecting billions of heterogeneous objects while delivering a substantial improvement in speed poses several performance related challenges.
Issues at the network architecture level cannot be solved without enabling the broader ecosystem of equipment providers and operators first.
This session will bring out the various challenges and solutions in transforming networks into cloud native architecture through NFV and SDN initiatives, while enabling disaggregation and openness in the Radio Access Networks through adoption of open networking principles. It will also delve into challenges that are specifically associated with enabling the ecosystem to make everything happen.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
17:00-17:05 | Opening/Welcome Remarks | Guna B. Shekar, TSDSI |
17:05-17:25 | Keynote 1: Open RAN and 5G – Going beyond the hype! Achieving scale, agility and maturity | Rajesh Gangadhar, STL Access Solutions |
17:25-17:45 | Keynote 2 : Incubating the Open RAN Ecosystem Putting it all together, one by one | Manish Singh, Facebook Connectivity |
17:45-18:05 | Q&A for Keynote 1&2 | |
18:05-18:45 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Ambarish Anjaneyareddy, Sooktha Panelists: 1. Bryan Tan, Facebook Connectivity 2. Christopher Rice, STL Access Solutions 3. Gilad Garon, ASOCS 4. Hank Kafka, Industry Expert on O-RAN 5. Inder Gopal, IISc Bangalore |
18:45-19:05 | Q&A for Panel | |
19:05-19:10 | Concluding/Closing Remarks | Guna B. Shekar, TSDSI |
Rapid advancements in Quantum computers and Quantum algorithms have the potential to bring about transformational changes. Telecom industry is also expected to feel the strong impact of rapidly developing technologies in the Quantum domain.
This session will explore two areas of Quantum technologies that are expected to have a major impact on Telecom Networks. These are related to Cryptography Security and Machine Learning. On one hand, advancements in Quantum Computers and Quantum Algorithms are a potential threat to cryptographic security in our legacy as well as upcoming telecom networks. The session will discuss efforts of public & private sector R&D as well as international standardization bodies to ensure that our Telecom Networks remain safe & secure from this emerging threat. On the other hand, capabilities of machine learning are expected to be greatly enhanced by use of Quantum Computers. This has the potential to significantly increase the capabilities & performance of our future telecom networks.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
10:30-10:40 | Welcome Remarks | Brejesh Lall, IIT Delhi; Prashant Chugh, C-DOT |
10:40-11:05 | Key-note Talk 1: Quantum-safe-cryptography for the Information Technology Services | Matthew Campagna, Chair -ETSI Safe Cryptography WG (Amazon Web-Services) |
11:05-11:30 | Key-note Talk 2: Quantum Machine learning | Stiepan Aurélien Kovac, Founder & CEO QRCrypto |
11:30-11:35 | Audience Q&A | |
11:35-12:25 | Panel Discussion Quantum Technologies: A Boon or a Bane for Future Telecom Networks | Moderator: Prashant Chugh, C-DoT Panelists: 1. Anindita Banerjee, Adjunct Scientist CDAC Corporate R&D 2. Brejesh Lall, IIT Delhi 3. Manjunath Iyer, Wipro Ltd 4. Monika Aggarwal, CARE, IIT-Delhi 5. Reena Dayal, Quantum Ecosystems and Technology Council of India |
12:25-12:35 | Audience Q&A for Panel Discussion and Panel Conclusion | |
12:35-12:45 | Session Concluding Remarks | Prashant Chugh, C-DOT Brejesh Lall, IIT Delhi |
This session focuses on showcasing the local ecosystem and its readiness in 5G and m2m solutions. In this session, the journey of engaging the people and technologies to stitch together the 5G and M2M ecosystem in India will be discussed by the speakers. In addition, the panel discussion will touch upon the issues in creating a robust eco-system and engage the global ecosystem in creating awareness of the local capabilities and work towards inclusive and interoperable standards.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
14:00-14:05 | Opening Remarks | Akhilesh Srivastava, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) |
14:05-14:30 | Keynote 1: 5G ecosystem and learnings | Vimal Kumar, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) |
14:30-14:50 | Keynote 2: Indian IoT/M2M ecosystem and its global impact | Sharad Arora, Sensorise Digital Services |
14:50-15:00 | Q&A | |
15:00-15:40 | Panel Discussion Topic: India’s readiness in 5G and the challenges in Indigenous efforts of realizing the same | Moderator: R K Pathak, DDG, IC, DOT, Govt. of India Panelists: 1. Jishnu Aravindakshan, Tejas Networks 2. Mythili Vutukuru, IIT Bombay 3. Radhakrishna Ganti, IIT Madras 4. Rajesh Gangadhar, STL Access Solutions 5. SaiDhiraj Amuru, WiSig Networks |
15:40-15:55 | Q&A | |
15:55-16:00 | Concluding Remarks | Radhakrishna Ganti, IIT Madras |
The nonlinear explosion in consumption of media and content and the change from fixed time to on-demand services is creating the need to revolutionize the traditional cellular network infrastructure. This session addresses the 2 important disruptions that will enable this revolution:
This session brings together global stalwarts from the Broadcast and Satellite industries to highlight the technological innovations that are enabling these disruptions. Global Deployment case studies and the roadmap for deployments in India will also be discussed.
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
17:00-17:03 | Opening/Welcome | Anuradha Agarwal, Prasar Bharti |
17:03-17:23 | Inaugural Speaker Evolution of Broadcast | Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Prasar Bharti |
17:23-17:43 | A Heterogeneous Network Approach to Optimize Spectrum Efficiency | Madeleine Noland, ATSC |
17:43-18:03 | Shaping 5G for Broadcast, Multicast and Satellite Access | Jordi J. Gimenez, 5G MAG |
18:03-18:08 | Q&A | |
18:08-18:28 | Evolution of Satellite | K S Parikh, SAC/ISRO |
18:28-18:48 | (SAT and WIFI) PM WANI | Pankaj Dalela, C-DOT |
18:48-19:08 | Non-Terrestrial Networks: Challenges & opportunities | Sachin Chhibber, Ligado Networks |
19:08-19:13 | Q&A | |
19:13-19:15 | Concluding Remarks | Anindya Saha, Saankhya Labs |
Time (IST) | Topic | Speakers |
19:15 – 19:30 | Conference Concluding Session | Rajkumar Upadhyay Co-Chair Outreach Committee and Governing Council Member (TSDSI) (Executive Director, C-DOT) Sharad Arora Co-Chair Outreach Committee and Chair SG Services & Solutions (TSDSI) (Founder & MD, Sensorise Digital Services)” |