BSNL, NTT AT sign pact for future tech, 5G test

NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom firm BSNL and Japan's NTT AT along with their Indian partner Virgo Corps have signed agreement to collaborate in futuristic technologies.

"BSNL and NTT Adavance Technology Corporation (Telecom leader in Japan) along with their partners in India Virgo Corp have signed a MoU (memorandum of understanding) to collaborate in futuristic technologies such as artificial intelligence / IoT and jointly create a 5G test bed," BSNL said in a statement.

The agreement is in line with the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to collaborate on the next generation technologies and use the expertise of India in software and Japanese expertise in manufacturing, the statement said.


BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava along with board of directors; NTT AT President and CEO George Kimura, and Virgo Corp Chairman Monga were present during the signing of the pact.