C-DOT and Vodafone Idea sign MoU for cooperation in the area of IoT/M2M

Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the R&D arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Vodafone Idea have signed a pact to leverage each other’s expertise in their respective domains to develop and deploy IoT/M2M solutions in India.

IoT (Internet of Things) adoption has become critical for any organisation’s digital transformation journey. However, in the current deployments, certain operational challenges such as device network compatibility, over the air firmware upgrade, remote device configuration, security vulnerabilities and implementation in siloes with proprietary protocols are preventing businesses from reaping the scale benefits of IoT.

To address these challenges in IoT implementation, both C-DOT and will collaborate and work jointly on non-exclusive basis, to evaluate applications and devices from various solution providers against oneM2M specifications and offer joint certificates.

RajKumar Upadhyay, executive dDirector, C-DOT, said that the partnership is an opportunity to see the oneM2M specifications in action in a diverse set of sectors and applications, from smart energy to the connected cars. "Together we will explore what is next for the industry and learn more about the value oneM2M specifications could deliver. C-DOT’s indigenously developed oneM2M based Common Services Platform (CCSP) could benefit the IoT industry."

He added that the collaboration with Vodafone Idea will provide a great opportunity to device and application providers to deploy their solutions in the Vodafone Idea network.

Arvind Nevatia, chief enterprise business officer, Vodafone Idea Limited added, “This partnership will enable IoT application and device providers to launch full-proof standardized and interoperable solutions in the market.”