TRAI Issues Consultation Paper On Converging Technologies

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday issued the Consultation Paper on “Regulating Converged Digital Technologies and Services –Enabling Convergence of Carriage of Broadcasting and Telecommunication services”.

The telecom authority believes that over time various technological developments in digital markets have resulted in the convergence of devices, services, and networks.

“Efficient utilisation of resources, increased level of competition, more innovative user applications and technological developments are the main drivers of convergence. Convergence has been intensified by the emerging use of digital technologies across the sectors. The convergence of digital and physical products through the use of Machine to Machine (M2M), Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligenceand other technologies is paving the way for Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0),” TRAI said in a statement.

The paper by TRAI examines the challenges posed by converging technologies and seeks views of the stakeholders onchanges required, if any, in legal, administrative, and licensing framework to deal with them.

The consultation paper has been made available on the TRAI website and the telecom authority is inviting comments and counter-comments on the same until 27 February, 2023.