10.11. Research & Development

C-DoT, an autonomous body, is Department of Telecom’s R&D arm, committed to providing a wide range of cost-effective, indigenously developed and state-of-the-art total telecom solutions.

Starting from the single mission of providing a dial tone, C-DoT has grown to the level of a national centre for Research and Development in communication technology in many areas – Satellite communications, IN, ATM, DWDM, NMS, Wireless Broadband, GPON, NGN and Mobile Cellular systems. C-DoT’s ATM technology has been mandated for use for onboard communication in Indian Navy ships. C-DoT has also been active in the area of providing telecom software solutions. C-DoT’s umbrella NMS (Network Management System) solutions have made it possible to manage networks with elements from multiple vendors. The Data Clearing House (CLH) solution of C-DoT is commercially deployed for reconciling the roaming records between BSNL and MTNL.

C-DoT is also entrusted with the projects of national importance, like Central Monitoring System for telecom security and Secure Network for strategic applications.