IIT-H, WiSig develops India’s first 5G SoC to drive NB-IoT Apps
The premier institute, in a statement on Wednesday, said NB-IoT is a massive 5G Machine-Type-Communication (MTC) technology that enables low-bit rate IoT applications with long-range and device battery life of up to 10 years.
Sangareddy: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) along with WiSig, an IIT-H based startup working on 5G mobile communications and solutions has developed ‘Koala,’ an NB-IoT SoC (Narrowband Internet-of-Things System-on-Chip).
The premier institute, in a statement on Wednesday, said NB-IoT is a massive 5G Machine-Type-Communication (MTC) technology that enables low-bit rate IoT applications with long-range and device battery life of up to 10 years. Smart meters, machine-to-machine connectivity, Industry 4.0, a plethora of sensor connectivity, asset tracking, digital healthcare, and many more applications find use of Koala.
The SoC supports 3GPP Rel-13/14 compliant NB-IoT modem with integrated baseband and radio, an application processor, and GPS functionality for location tracking. The Department of Telecommunication (DOT) has funded this “Indigenous 5G Testbed” project. IIT-H and WiSig networks (WiSig), a 5G start-up incubated in iTIC (IITH Technology Incubator) and FabCI (Fabless Chip Design Incubator, a MEITY funded incubator at IITH) collaborated in the successful development of Koala, India’s first 5G cellular chipset. Cyient, an Indian Multinational Company, did the semiconductor design.
Congratulating Prof Kiran Kuchi for this noteworthy work, Prof BS Murty, Director IIT-H, said: “I am delighted that Koala has been jointly developed by IIT-H and WiSig. I also thank DoT for the 5G Testbed project and MEITY for the FabCI incubator. Koala NB IoT fulfils the objective of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and has wide-ranging 5G applications. I am also happy that Cyient has been a partner in this development, which is a demonstration of synergy between industry and academia that is crucial for achieving Atma Nirbhar Bharat.”
Highlights:
· Koala, India’s first 5G cellular chipset.
·Koala NB IoT SoC fulfils the objective of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and has wide-ranging 5G applications.
·Department of Telecommunication (DOT) has funded this activity as part of the “Indigenous 5G Testbed” project, and MEITY supported the SoC design through the FabCI incubator.
