{"id":1771,"date":"2023-01-05T12:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2023-01-05T12:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:40:48","slug":"soa-and-jio-sign-mou-for-setting-up-5g-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?p=1771","title":{"rendered":"SOA AND JIO SIGN MOU FOR SETTING UP 5G LAB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Siksha \u2018O\u2019 Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) for establishment of a 5G Lab and collaboration towards exploring other opportunities including building new technologies such as optical communication and 6G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A separate MoU was also signed during the program between SOA\nand the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) with the objective of\ndeveloping skilled manpower in the domains of interest such as management and\nemerging technologies through the participatory mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-1024x971.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1773\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1773\" class=\"wp-image-1773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-300x284.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-768x728.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The MoU was signed during the\nlaunching of the 5G services in Odisha at the SOA auditorium which was attended\nby union minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Mr.\nDharmendra Pradhan and minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and\nInformation Technology, Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SOA\u2019s Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof.\nPradipta Kumar Nanda and STPI\u2019s Director General Mr. Arvind Kumar signed one of\nthe MoUs while the university\u2019s Director Prof. Manas Kumar Mallick and JPL\u2019s President\nDr. Ravi P. Gandhi signed the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MoU between JPL and SOA underlined that JPL and\/or its\naffiliates and group companies would work with SOA to meet the growing\nrequirement of research and training in the latest 5G standard \u2013 5G Standalone\n(SA), optical fiber networks, work on development of new services and use-cases\non the 5G platform, optical fiber communication as well as other associated\ntechnology domains such as Beyond 5G (B5G) and to work on other projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MOU-PHOTO-1024x447.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1774\" data-link=\"http:\/\/utkalaage.in\/?attachment_id=1774\" class=\"wp-image-1774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MOU-PHOTO-1024x447.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MOU-PHOTO-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utkalaage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MOU-PHOTO-768x335.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>JPL would establish \u2018Jio Standalone Technology Test Labs\u2019 in\ncollaboration with SOA and work with developers of the university for sharing\nnecessary technical information which might be necessary to execute the\nprojects. In this regard, JPL may also set up a 5G test bed at SOA University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Vaishnaw, while on a visit to SOA on September 15 last,\nhad suggested that a university like SOA needed to set up a 5G lab while promising\nall assistance for the venture. A world class 5G lab had already been\nestablished at IIT, Madras to provide a boost to the 5G technology, he had\nsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SOA Deemed to be University would\nhelp execute the project by providing the necessary infrastructure for setting\nup the lab and facilitate the training and developmental activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SOA and STPI, as per the MoU signed\nbetween them, would work together to develop skilled manpower in the domains of\ninterest such as management, emerging technologies through a participatory mode\nincluding internships, placements, field visits, joint programs, projects and\nconsultancy.\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The\nscope of the MoU included designing and delivering various industry-oriented\ntraining and certification program for individual, corporate and industry\nprofessionals at the national and international level in the domain and\ntechnologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and\nMachine Learning (ML), to enhance the start-up eco-system in Odisha.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siksha \u2018O\u2019 Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) for establishment of a 5G Lab and collaboration towards exploring other opportunities including building new technologies such as optical communication and 6G. 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