“A draft National Telecom Policy 2018 that is liberal and non-prescriptive in its licensing approach in Machine to Machine (M2M) communication is being given final touches. The policy should be in the public domain in the next two to three weeks for discussion and responses from stakeholders,” said Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications.
Aruna Sundararajan said, “M2M is the next big opportunity for India in terms of its impact and the quantum change that it will bring about in the quality of services and delivery. The favourable impact of M2M on job creation had already set in as seen by the arrival of the first set of start-ups in the areas such as agriculture, smart cities, healthcare and water management.”
She stressed that NTP 2018 would be transformative in harnessing the full benefits of M2M communications. She further said that in the M2M framework the focus would be on low-cost manufacturing, where exciting innovation is already happening.
Proliferation of M2M is attributed to advancements in semiconductor technologies and decline in the cost of sensors, both of which are the building blocks of the M2M ecosystem. The government’s “Make in India” initiative has the potential to further bring down hardware costs. With the current growth momentum, M2M connections are likely to reach 429 million by 2021.
The primary value proposition of M2M is its ability to transcend various industry verticals and support multiple use-cases. Automotive and transportation, power and utilities, oil & gas, manufacturing and healthcare are likely to lead M2M adoption in India. M2M can overcome numerous challenges such as delivering improved healthcare to the larger population.
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