Centre for Telecommunication Engineering and IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU

• The Telecommunications Engineering Centre and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

• The Telecommunications Engineering Centre is the technical arm of India's Department of Telecommunications.

• This partnership focuses on advanced telecommunications research and global standardization efforts.

• The two institutes will work together to develop India-specific standards for future network technologies.

• These include 6G, optical communication systems, and non-terrestrial networks.

• The collaboration also includes passive optical networks and advanced antenna systems.

• The MoU was signed on February 23, 2026, at IIT Kharagpur.