The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) and Ericsson on Friday, February 2, announced a cooperation for joint research in the area of AI, compute and radio.  As part of this collaboration, two agreements were signed between the organisations to allow researchers from the institutes to join towards developing novel AI and distribute compute technology towards 6G research. 

A symposium on radio and network research was also organised at GS Sanyal School of Telecommunications (GSSST) where leaders from Ericsson Research and IIT Kharagpur participated to discuss the developments and advancements for the future of networks and communication.

AI and compute research are instrumental to Ericsson’s 6G networks as the compute offload needs to be managed dynamically at the edge and the policies would primarily be driven by AI, an official statement said.

The themes of research are well-aligned with IIT Kharagpur and both organisations view this partnership as a way to push the boundaries of fundamental and applied research in the radio domain, it added.

The Director of IIT Kharagpur, Virendra Kumar Tewari, lauding the partnership said: “In the commitment towards Digital India and making India the hub of technological innovation, this collaboration with Ericsson will be effective for next-generation technology significantly. 6G networks integrated with artificial intelligence will enable AI-powered applications to run faster and more efficiently.”

“In the 6G era, IIT Kharagpur aims to contribute to radio access technology and network, core network, RF and device technologies, VLSI Design, neuromorphic signal processing, services and applications. The institute also looks forward to participate in the telecommunications standardisation process, developing test beds, prototype development and commercialisation along with training and manpower development. This collaborative research partnership in fundamental areas as well as translational research will be transformational for our future network platforms.”