Bridging the 5G digital divide: How indigenously developed technology can reach remote Indian villages

On July 9, a technical working group of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) approved an application for recognition of the 5G Radio Interface Technology (RIT) submitted by Telecom Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) as a candidate 5G standard, along with the RIT submitted by 3GPP. TSDSI is an autonomous Indian standards setting body, comprising industry and academia recognised by the DoT.

The highlight of the TSDSI RIT is that it improves upon the 3GPP RIT to bridge the digital divide, by providing enhanced performance for ITU’s Low Mobility Large Cell (LMLC) rural use case. This enhanced RIT incorporating patented