Shri Ravi G.R., ITS, Special Director General, Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India visited Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology on 22nd May 2024. He was accompanied by Shri Mahmud ur Reheman, ITS, Dy. DG, DoT, GoI and officials of DoT.
Shri Ravi G.R., ITS, Special Director General, Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India visited Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology on 22nd May 2024. He was accompanied by Shri Mahmud ur Reheman, ITS, Dy. DG, DoT, GoI and officials of DoT.
EVENT REPORT
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TITLE/NAME OF EVENT: |
Spl. Director General, DoT, GoI visits, 5G Lab SMIT
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ORGANIZED BY (DEPT/(CLUB/BODY ETC): |
ECE, Dept, SMIT |
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UNDER THE BANNER OF(DEPT./OFFICE/CELL ETC): |
ECE, Dept, SMIT |
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COLLABORATION WITH: |
DoT,GoI |
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STUDENT EVENT: YES / NO |
NO |
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EXTERNALLY FUNDED: YES / NO |
NO |
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IF EXTERNALLY FUNDED, THEN NAME OF FUNDING AGENCY |
NA |
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NATURE: INTERNAL PARTICIPANTS / EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS / BOTH |
NA |
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NO. OF PARTICIPANTS: |
NA |
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INTERNAL: |
NA |
9B |
EXTERNAL |
0 |
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MODE: ONLINE / OFFLINE |
OFFLINE |
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IF ONLINE PROVIDE LINK |
NA |
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DATE FROM |
22-May-2024 |
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DATE TO: |
22-May-2024 |
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Place of Event |
SMIT |
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COORDINATOR: |
Dr. Bikash Sharma Dr. Samarendra Nath Sur |
RESOURCE PERSON:
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AFFILIATION |
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Shri Ravi G.R., ITS |
Special Director General, Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India |
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Shri Mahmud ur Reheman, ITS |
, Dy. DG, DoT, GoI |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Shri Ravi G.R., ITS, Special Director General, Department of Telecommunication, Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India visited Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology on 22nd May 2024. He was accompanied by Shri Mahmud ur Reheman, ITS, Dy. DG, DoT, GoI and officials of DoT.
Cdr. (Dr.) G. L. Sharma, Director, SMIT formally welcomed the dignitaries. He presided over a meeting where various aspects of the government initiatives in the Communication specially for the state of Sikkim was discussed. Possibilities of start-ups and product development for various 5G Uses Cases were also deliberated. Director SMIT presented the status of the 5G Use Case Lab being set-up at SMIT and assured the effective utilization of the lab to meet all the challenges, be it local, national or global level.
The officials visited the 5G Lab at SMIT and took stock of the progress being made. They expressed satisfaction and confidence on the development and expressed confidence that the 5G Lab at SMIT would be one of the pioneers in development of 5G and higher cutting-edge technologies.
Dr. S.N. Sur and Dr. Arun Singh, Coordinators of the Lab, interacted and apprised on the installation of the equipment and their status. The details were shared at length to the officials. Dr. Bikash Sharma, HoD ECE, SMIT informed that the first phase of the 5G Use Case Lab at the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, SMIT is up. He further emphasized that SMIT would effectively collaborate with all the stake holders to leverage the potential of the 5G lab.