The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) has been awarded a 5G Use Case Lab under the ‘100 5G Use Cases Labs’ initiative of the Central government.
The lab awarded to the IIST can be useful, among other things, for experimenting with 6G-satellite network integration research and using 5G/6G for human space missions as well as future international space stations, the institute, which functions under the Department of Space, said.
Other potential uses of the 5G lab include cultivating expertise and enthusiasm for 5G technologies among students and the academic community, enabling undergraduate and postgraduate projects within a 5G framework, offering startups and MSMEs access to a 5G testing setup, and preparing the academic and startup landscape for the advent of 6G, the IIST said.
