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Telecom panel okays National Trust Centre
Why in the news ?
- The Telecom Commission said a new National Trust Centre would be created for certifying devices and applications for machine-to-machine communication.
- It is a new-age technology that is at the heart of concepts like smart homes.
Details
- The commission has also decided to form an apex body for this technology segment and its members will include representatives from other regulatory authorities like National Highways Authority of India and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.
- Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications form the basis of automated information exchange between machines.
- Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications forms the basis forms the basis for automated information exchange between machines.
- It can impact various industries like smart cities and grids, transportation systems and healthcare, among others.
- According to some estimates, the number of connected devices in India is projected to touch about 275 million by 2020.
Source
The Hindu.