As its mandate, TSDSI aims at "developing and promoting India-specific requirements; standardizing solutions for meeting these requirements and contributing these to international standards; contributing to global standardization in the field of telecommunications; maintaining the technical standards and other deliverables of the organization; safe-guarding the related IPR; and helping to create manufacturing expertise in the country."
“While standards need to incorporate the unique requirements of emerging markets like India, they also need to be globally harmonized for interoperability and inclusiveness,” remarked Ms. Pamela Kumar, Director General of TSDSI. “TSDSI is looking forward to collaborating with TIA to enable the ecosystem in India to get more actively involved in the development of globally harmonized ICT standards.”
TIA and TSDSI will work together to exchange information, explore developments regarding ICT standards and participate in joint projects under the USTDA program. As the two organizations will especially focus on industry standards related to smart buildings and wireless infrastructure, specific areas identified for possible future collaborations include: physical infrastructure for smart cities; telecom towers; cloud data centers; and smart grids. Security and reliability of new technologies is also a cited common area of concern.
TIA’s voluntary and industry-driven standards establish protocols that ensure reliable, quality communications networks and services. They are broadly used by the information communication technology community. For more information, visit www.TIAonline.org.