Telecom regulator, TRAI has come out with proposals on machine-to-machine communications that include a new kind of permit for companies keen on providing services for this new form of technology.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested to the Department of Telecom (DoT) that all existing operators should be allowed to provide connectivity for machine-to-machine services, reported a national news agency.
The machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is expected to be the norm among households to control consumer durables like TV, washing machine, air conditioner and the like with the help of mobile phones from a remote location. Under this, the devices will be fitted with SIM or universal integrated circuit card (eUICC).
Meanwhile, the BSE Telecom index was trading at 1,383.92 level, down by 4.07 points or 0.29% as at 1132 hours on Wednesday, on the BSE.
Idea Cellular was down 2.30 at Rs 82.75 per share, ITI was down 0.48% at Rs 103.45 per share, Bharti Airtel was down 0.69% at Rs 403.70 per share, Reliance Communications was down 0.22% at Rs 22.55 per share.