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CONTENTS
Day 1 – 5th December, 2013
Session Details ..................................................................................................................... 4
Inauguration by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh ............................................................... 4
Welcome Address by Mr. Milind Deora, Minister of State for Communications and IT, Government of
India ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Address by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Minister for Communications and IT, Government of India ........................ 5
Address by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister, India ............................................................. 5
Concluding remarks by Dr. Kruparani Killi, Minister of State for Communications and IT ..................... 6
Session I - Realising the benefits of M2M, Smart Cities and the Internet of Things..............7
Panellists .............................................................................................................................. 7
Introductory remarks by Mr. R. M. Agarwal, DDG (NT), Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India ................................................................................................................................ 8
Opening remarks by Mr. M. F. Farooqui, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India ... 8
Mr. C. S. Rao, President, Reliance Communications ................................................................................... 8
Mr. Madhusudan Shekhar, Tata Motors ....................................................................................................... 8
Mr. Joachim Koss, Director, Standardization M2M and Gemalto M2M GmbH & ETSI Board Member 8
Mr. Vipin Tyagi, Director, C-DOT ................................................................................................................. 8
Mr. Srinivasan ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Mr. Manoj Dawane, Vice-President, Technology, Government & Industry Relations and Sustainability,
Ericsson India ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Way forward ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Session II: Enabling Policy Framework for Next Phase of Telecom Revolution ................... 9
Panellists .............................................................................................................................. 9
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Opening Remarks by Mr. Anil Kaushal, Member (T), Department of Telecommunications .................. 10
Mr. Rajesh Chharia, President, Internet Service Providers Association of India .................................... 10
Ms. Rekha Jain, Professor, IIM Ahmedabad .............................................................................................. 10
Mr. A. K. Mittal, Sr. DDG (TEC), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India .............. 10
Mr. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Information technology and Communications, Andhra Pradesh
Government ............................................................................................................................................ 10
Mr. T. V. Ramachandran, Resident Director, Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations, Vodafone
India ......................................................................................................................................................... 10

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Mr. Sandeep Karanwal, Director, GSMA India ........................................................................................... 11
Day 2 - 6th December, 2013
Session III: Convergence of network, services & devices.....................................................11
Panellists ............................................................................................................................. 11
Introductory remarks by Mr. Pankaj Mohindroo, President, Indian Cellular Association ...................... 11
Opening remarks by Dr. Rahul Khullar, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) .... 12
Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Communications and IT,
Government of India .............................................................................................................................. 12
Smt. Supriya Sahu, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India ... 13
Mr. K. K. Aggrawal, Chairman, Board of Governors, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Session IV: Towards a new digital enablement ………………………………………..………………... 13
Panellists ............................................................................................................................. 13
Introductory remarks by Mr. Virat Bhatia, Chairman, FICCI’s Communications & Digital Economy
Committee ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Opening remarks by Dr. B. K. Gairola, Mission Director (e-governance), Department of Electronics &
Information Technology ......................................................................................................................... 14
Mr. A. K. Bhargava, Director (Operation), Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) ...................... 14
N. N. Sinha, IAS, Principal Secretary (Information Technology), Government of Jharkhand ............... 15
Mr. Ram Narain, DDG (Security), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications &
IT, Government of India ......................................................................................................................... 15
Mr. Anshul Gupta, RailTel ........................................................................................................................... 15
Session V: Smart devices and Applications ........................................................................16
Panellists ............................................................................................................................. 16
Introductory remarks by Mr. N. K. Goyal, President, CMAI ..................................................................... 16
Opening remarks by Smt. Rita A Teaotia, Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India .................................................................... 16
Mr. Kishore Ramisetty, Director, New Business Explorations, Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd ...........17
Mr. Ambrish Bakaya, Vice President, Corporate Relations, Samsung Electronics .................................17
Prof. Hiroshi Esaki, Executive Director, IPv6 Promotion Council ..........................................................17
Session VI: Power the Tower............…………………………………………………………………………..17
Panellists ............................................................................................................................. 17
Introductory remarks by Mr. Ashok Sud, Secretary General, AUSPI .....................................................18
Way Forward .............................................................................................................................................18
Exhibition .......................................................................................................................................................19

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Day 1 – 5th December, 2013
Inaugural Session
List of Dignitaries
Name Organization Designation
Dr. Manmohan Singh Government of India Hon’ble Prime Minister
Mr. Kapil Sibal Government of India Hon’ble Minister for Communications and IT
Mr. Milind Deora Government of India
Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications
and IT
Dr. Kruparani Killi Government of India
Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications
and IT
Mr. M. F. Farooqui
Department of
Telecommunications Secretary
Dr. A Didar Singh FICCI Secretary – General
Session Details
Inauguration by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh

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Welcome Address by Mr. Milind Deora, Minister of State for
Communications and IT, Government of India
Mr. Milind Deora started the session having by congratulating Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
and FICCI on the theme of the event – “Internet of People to Internet of Things – Future of
Communication”. He envisaged the future of internet to be promising considering the fact that e-
Governance in India has started growing with more interactive, smart and efficient technologies. He also
stated that the heart of internet is the connectivity and the aim should be to connect every Indian to
voice and data at affordable prices. He also pointed out that telecom technologies and policies are still
evolving and the government and the industry should work in tandem to enable smooth policy
implementation.
Address by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Minister for Communications and IT,
Government of India
Mr. Kapil Sibal started his address by giving some statistics that the teledensity in India has grown from
less than 5% to more than 75% in recent years and the tariffs are amongst the lowest in the world in
India. He continued that the coming years would witness a data revolution with every 10% growth in
internet penetration contributing to 1% growth in the GDP. Through National Telecom Policy, 2012, he
stated that the government desires to bring stability and scalability to the telecom sector and wish to
achieve a target of 600 million broadband connections in the country. He also elaborated on the
government plans for 2014 by stating the following five points:
• to finalize the M&A policy which would lead to the much-required industry consolidation
• to facilitate the process of delinking spectrum allocation from licences
• to achieve technology neutrality
• to ensure efficient spectrum utilisation through mechanisms like spectrum trading
• to improve industry’s interface with the financial sector
Finally, he concluded that there are large untapped opportunities in the rural areas which if taken care of can
boost the country’s growth.
Address by Dr. Manmohan
Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister,
India
Dr. Manmohan Singh, in a special address,
noted that the telecom sector had
contributed significantly to the country’s
economic growth by creating valuable
employment opportunities. The expansion
of telcom connectivity has improved
people’s lives in a dramatic manner. He
stated that the National Telecom Policy,

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2012, has simplified the licensing regime and ensured adequate spectrum availability for the provision
of telecom services and its allocation in a transparent manner through market related processes. He also
touched upon the issue of the increase in FDI limit in the sector from 74% to 100% which would address
the concerns of the investors and provide an impetus to the telecom growth. Finally, he emphasised the
need to develop a strong domestic manufacturing base for electronics and telecom since it is estimated
that by 2020, India would be importing electronic products worth about $300 billion which could lead to
a even higher capital account deficit.
Concluding remarks by Dr. Kruparani Killi, Minister of State for
Communications and IT
Dr. Kruparani Killi concluded by focusing on the needs of low cost affordable services in the telecom
sector and then thanked the dignitaries on the dais and all the participants for being a part of the
session.

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Session I: Realising the benefits of M2M, Smart Cities and the Internet
of Things
Panellists
Name Organization Designation
Mr. M. F. Farooqui Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India
Secretary
Mr. R. M. Agarwal Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India
DDG (NT)
Mr. Jaochim Koss Standardization M2M and Gemalto M2M GmbH
& ETSI Board Member
Director
Mr. Vipin Tyagi C-DOT Director
Mr. C. S. Rao Reliance Communications President
Mr. Manoj Dawane Government & Industry Relations and
Sustainability, Ericsson India
Vice-President, Technology
Mr. Madhusudan Shekhar Tata Motors

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Introductory remarks by Mr. R. M. Agarwal, DDG (NT), Department of
Telecommunications, Government of India
Mr. R. M. Agarwal introduced that the future use of communications was set to undergo a transformation and
move beyond human-to-human communication to human-to-machine (H2M) and machine-to-machine (M2M). He
stated that India is also gearing up to leverage M2M services and the number of connected devices was expected
to increase from the current 54 million to around 390 million by 2022.
Opening remarks by Mr. M. F. Farooqui, Department of
Telecommunications, Government of India
Mr. M. F. Farooqui, in his opening remarks, highlighted the importance of M2M services in various
industries – smart grid applications in power, monitoring remote power pumps in agriculture, use of
sensors in farmland, e-transactions for the banking community, smart vehicles for urban transport,
smart cities, LED based lighting and digital signage. He continued that the government was currently in
the process of formulating an M2M policy which is expected to address issues related to
standardization, scalability and interoperability of M2M devices and platforms.
Mr. C. S. Rao, President, Reliance Communications
Mr Rao emphasised the need to develop a universal service delivery platform for facilitating M2M
services. He stated that there were several manufacturers that offered different devices but also
highlighted that those devices need to run multiple applications and stay connected to several networks
which had complicated the M2M ecosystem and called for uniformity and standardization of
procedures.
Mr. Madhusudan Shekhar, Tata Motors
Mr. Shekhar shared his Tata Motors experiences in establishing a telematics platform for its staff. He stated that
the company had started by deploying a navigation tracking system for its fleet and since then had deployed
several monitoring systems on that platform which had resulted in significant fuel efficiency.
Mr. Joachim Koss, Director, Standardization M2M and Gemalto M2M
GmbH & ETSI Board Member
Mr. Koss talked about a new partnership project being undertaken by ETSI for a M2M architecture which would
enable data exchange between M2M devices using existing policies. He also stated the need for a middleware
supporting secured data in M2M devices through encryption, buffering and synchronisation. He concluded that the
new project was likely to release the first set of specifications by mid-2014.
Mr. Vipin Tyagi, Director, C-DOT
Mr. Tyagi started by saying that there has been a start of transition from voice centered devices to action centered
devices. He also highlighted the role of data services in driving the global telecom industry. He stated that may
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Mr. Srinivasan
Mr. Srinivasan spoke about Huawei’s partnership with China mobile, under which the vendor had developed an
M2M platform for the operator and had facilitated vehicle telematics. According to his opinion, two key trends in
the M2M industry were the growing use of automotive fleet tracking – which accounted for 41% of global M2M
usage; and deployment of smart meters (23 %).
Mr. Manoj Dawane, Vice-President, Technology, Government & Industry
Relations and Sustainability, Ericsson India
Mr. Dawane suggested the adoption of a phased approach for the development of M2M applications in India.
According to him, the country was ready to make use of the technology for low-order applications such as
monitoring systems for certain utilities, or in agriculture. But he also cautioned that there should still be a wait for
band-width intensive applications to gain mass adoption, especially in the areas of medicine and education.
Way forward
• The M2M space can witness increased activity in terms of both government and operator initiatives
• Addressing key challenges related to security, adequate certification of devices, scalability, interoperability,
managing agnostic networks and complying with KYC norms to be crucial for the development of the M2M
ecosystem in the country
Session II: Enabling Policy Framework for Next Phase of Telecom
Revolution
Panellists
Name Organization Designation
Mr. Anil Kaushal Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India
Member (T)
Mr. A. K. Mittal Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India
Sr. DDG (TEC)
Mr. Sanjay Jaju Andhra Pradesh Government Secretary, Information
technology and
Communications
Mr. T. V. Ramachandran Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations,
Vodafone India
Resident Director
Mr. Rajesh Chharia Internet Service Providers Association of India President
Ms Rekha Jain IIM Ahmedabad Professor
Mr. Sandeep Karanwal GSMA India Director

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Opening Remarks by Mr. Anil Kaushal, Member (T), Department of
Telecommunications
Mr. Kaushal contended that the Indian telecom industry had been a great performing sector with an increase in
overall teledensity from 4% in 2000 to 75% as of March 2013. He focused on the National Telecom Policy, 2012 by
stating certain provisions of the policy such as:
• One nation, one license regime
• Delinking spectrum from license
• Facilitating indigenous manufacturing
Mr. Rajesh Chharia, President, Internet Service Providers Association of
India
Mr. Chharia was of the opinion that the introduction of NTP, 2012 and the unified licensing regime had
been a positive development. But he also showed his concern that there were many areas which offered
a significant scope of improvement by stating that the telecom connectivity needed to be extended to
55000 villages which are yet to be covered.
Ms. Rekha Jain, Professor, IIM Ahmedabad
Ms. Jain stated that the telecom revolution was a constant phenomenon and the sector would have achieved its
goals only when smart devices and the internet are accessible to all. She also stated that the applications needed
to be made accessible to all users at nominal broadband speeds. She continued that content availability was very
crucial for mass adoption of broadband. He concluded by saying that there was a need for harmonisation of
spectrum with that used by other countries and the government needed to resolve issues pertaining to spectrum
in the unlicensed band.
Mr. A. K. Mittal, Sr. DDG (TEC), Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India
Mr. Mittal highlighted the priorities for facilitating broadband proliferation in the country through
resolving Right-of-Way (RoW) issues. He also stated to either push or pull-up the policy framework and
to reduce the gaps such as lack of adequate skills for the telecom sector to flourish in India.
Mr. Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Information technology and
Communications, Andhra Pradesh Government
Mr. Jaju asserted that the Andhra Pradesh government intended to facilitate broadband penetration by
providing a single-window clearance mechanism to address issues related to R0W, among others. The
AP government had standardised road digging charges so that operators do not have to payadditional
fees to different municipal corporations and regulatory authorities.
Mr. T. V. Ramachandran, Resident Director, Regulatory Affairs and
Government Relations, Vodafone India
Mr. Ramachandran highlighted that the recent policy decisions have marked the beginning of spectrum
reforms in the country. He also added that mobile devices would drive the broadband penetration. He
cautioned that just rolling out optic fibre networks should not be the only consideration for broadband
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Mr. Sandeep Karanwal, Director, GSMA India
Mr. Karanwal stated that internet penetration would enable socioeconomic development in rural
regions. He also said that the internet could be used to provide applications for healthcare, agriculture,
education, etc. And also financial inclusion could be achieved by providing secure and reliable internet
connectivity to rural users.
Day 2: 6th December, 2013
Session III: Convergence of network, services & devices: Regulatory &
policy framework
Panellists
Name Organization Designation
Dr. Rahul Khullar
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI) Chairman
Mr. Pankaj Mahendroo Indian Cellular Association President
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Department of Electronics & IT, Ministry
of Communications and IT, Government of
India Joint Secretary
Smt. Supriya Sahu
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting,
Government of India Joint Secretary
Mr. P. K. Mittal
Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communications & IT,
Government of India DDG (AS-I)
Mr. K. K. Aggarwal
Malaviya National Institute of Technology,
Jaipur Chairman, Board of Governors
Introductory remarks by Mr. Pankaj Mohindroo, President, Indian
Cellular Association
Mr. Mohindroo provided the introductory remarks by stating that the policy framework in India has not
been lucid and clear. So, he insisted the panellists to clear certain concerns regarding the same.

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Opening remarks by Dr. Rahul Khullar, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI)
Dr. Khullar gave his opening remarks by stating that the convergence is picking up pace rapidly and that
the pace is contingent on the capital flow. He was of the opinion that the application of the technology
matters and not only the emerging technologies. He suggested that the regulations should be
technology neutral, platform neutral and there should be competition in the market. He highlighted that
the convergence of network, services and devices depends on the three main things:
• Quality of service in data speeds, telecom services, broadcasting, etc.
• Regulation of the content
• Security
He concluded his opening remarks by giving the example of Malaysia where the regulator does both the
content and the carriage whereas India at the particular moment, according to him, is in the worst state
of all the possible worlds.
Dr. Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics & IT, Ministry
of Communications and IT, Government of India
Mr. Ajay Kumar stated just three points:
• Convergence in the global space of internet – companies mainly focusing on the content now
starting to focus on the devices and other hardware, ex: Google and Microsoft

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• Development of devices – classification of devices becoming difficult since devices are getting
converged, ex: a mobile phone containing a camera, internet connection, etc; and a need of
dynamic tariff mechanism to avoid a hampering industrial growth
• Differentiation of Hardware and Software getting blurred and India have a tremendous potential
in the same
Smt. Supriya Sahu, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting, Government of India
Smt. Supriya Sahu was of the opinion that the ministries should sort out the differences between them
so that the bottlenecks can be avoided to get a better use of framework. She also mentioned that
convergence is not only important and necessary but inevitable at this moment. She gave certain
statistics that India has approximately 154 million TV homes and till then only 3 Cr. set top boxes had
been installed. To make a fully digitized India, 11 Cr. set top boxes are required which provides
tremendous opportunities of growth. She concluded by saying that the National Optical Fibre network
provided an opportunity for convergence and would revolutionize cable TV in India.
Mr. K. K. Aggrawal, Chairman, Board of Governors, Malaviya National
Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Mr. Aggrawal was of the opinion that the people have to have a convergence mind set for this
convergence to be successful.
Session IV: Towards a new digital enablement
Panellists
Name Organization Designation
Dr. B. K. Gairola
Department of Electronics & Information
Technology, Government of India Mission Director (e-governance)
Mr. Virat Bhatia
FICCI’s Communications & Digital
Economy Committee Chairman
Mr. A. K. Bhargava
Bharat Broadband Network Limited
(BBNL) Director (Operation)
Mr. N. N. Sinha Government of Jharkhand
IAS, Principal Secretary
(Information Technology)
Mr. Ram Narain
Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communications & IT,
Government of India DDG (Security)
Mr. Anshul Gupta Railtel
Mr. Prakash Kumar Microsoft India National Technology Officer
Mr. Tanmoy Chakrabarty Tata Consultancy Services
Vice President & Head of the
Global Government Industry
Group

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Introductory remarks by Mr. Virat Bhatia, Chairman, FICCI’s
Communications & Digital Economy Committee
Opening remarks by Dr. B. K. Gairola, Mission Director (e-governance),
Department of Electronics & Information Technology
Dr. Gairola stated that the topic is such that it is an ongoing process and the path needed to be followed
till the enablement is achieved. He mentioned that the technology could help in almost all the sectors
and with the integration of voice, data and video, it touches another dimension. He pointed out the key
challenges:
• Lack of services in the rural areas
• How to change the governance?
• How to create a unified infrastructure in India?
• How to migrate the processes, features, etc. that are used today on the cyber platform?
Mr. A. K. Bhargava, Director (Operation), Bharat Broadband Network
Limited (BBNL)
Mr. Bhargava started by saying that National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) is a pretty capital intensive
project requiring more than 20000 Cr. and a proper and a detailed planning. He also mentioned that the
distribution network should also reach up to the downstream level for NOFN to be a success. He also
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N. N. Sinha, IAS, Principal Secretary (Information Technology),
Government of Jharkhand
Mr. Sinha mentioned that the process of development accentuates the urban-rural divide. So the policy
should be calibrated in a phased manner in order to utilize it to the maximum potential. He also showed
his concern about the erratic power supply in the rural areas. He highlighted that a focused approach
should be carried out in order to provide adequate services to all the parts of the country.
Mr. Ram Narain, DDG (Security), Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India
Mr Ram Narain started his address by citing an anecdote. He shared that by 2020, the average age of
India would be 29 years and India would be the youngest nation in the world. That would result in the
youth driving the economy. He also showed a concern towards low returns in the telecom sector.
Mr. Anshul Gupta, RailTel
Mr. Anshul Gupta started by saying that RailTel has developed a digital economic framework. He also
mentioned that Right of Way (ROW) is the most crucial as of today. He mentioned that RailTel is
developing certain video based applications in various sectors such as agriculture, health, education, etc.
Mr. Prakash Kumar, National Technology Officer, Microsoft India
Mr. Prakash Kumar started his address by showing concern as to how to connect the villages across India
under NOFN. He also stated the need for the content to be provided in various languages for which
Microsoft has been doing research.
Mr. Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Vice-President and Head of the Global
Government Industry Group, Tata Consultancy Services
Mr. Chakrabarty shared the importance of planning pragmatically and realistically. He mentioned the
need of the operational focus for the NOFN to be successful. He also mentioned that the capital
intensive projects like NOFN need to also be looked at considering the operational expenditure rather
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Session V: Smart devices and Applications
Panellists
Name Organization Designation
Smt. Rita A Teaotia
Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communications & IT,
Government of India Additional Secretary
Mr. N. K. Goyal CMAI President
Prof. Hiroshi Esaki IPv6 Promotion Council Executive Director
Mr. Ambrish Bakaya Samsung Electronics
Vice President, Corporate
Relations
Mr. Kishore Ramisetty Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd
Director, New Business
Explorations
Mr, Srinivas G. R. Wipro Technologies
Head of M2M, Global Media &
Telecom
Mr. Krishna Singh Max Mobiles CEO
Introductory remarks by Mr. N. K. Goyal, President, CMAI
Mr. Goyal initiated the session by giving importance to the youth through which there could be huge
market for smart devices. He also mentioned that with the extensive use of smart devices, there is also
an urgent need for security in these devices.
Opening remarks by Smt. Rita A Teaotia, Additional Secretary,
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & IT,
Government of India
Smt. Rita Teaotia opened her address by stating that M2M has huge opportunities for manufacturers,
software developers and network service providers. She also mentioned the possibility of producing
simple front end devices backed by complex algorithms running inside those devices. He sensitized the
audience on certain emerging issues:
• Standardization across multiple sectors
• Security protocols in the softwares
• Testing capacities
• Full adoption of IPv6
• Availability of a robust broadband structure

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Mr. Kishore Ramisetty, Director, New Business Explorations, Intel
Technology India Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Kishore shared a couple of anecdotes to start his address and stated that the tablets are a means for
communication and entertainment. He also mentioned the degree of penetration of the smart devices
in the rural areas through those anecdotes.
Mr. Ambrish Bakaya, Vice President, Corporate Relations, Samsung
Electronics
Mr. Bakaya stated that India is at the cusp of the smart devices revolution. He gave certain statistical
details that smartphones comprise of about 10%-15% of the overall mobile phones. He also mentioned
that last year only 5% of the youth (aged between 16-18) used smart phones while in the current year
the percentage has increased to 22%. He also stated that only 10% of the people in India speak English
whereas the other prefer the local language through which he highlighted the need of different
languages available in the smart devices.
Prof. Hiroshi Esaki, Executive Director, IPv6 Promotion Council
Prof Hiroshi sensitized the importance of digitization in each and every object. He mentioned that there
is approximately 80% internet penetration ratio in Japan and that the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 was
imperative in Japan. He also stated the mandate of applying IPv6 for the 21st century internet.
Session VI: Power the Tower
Panellists
Name Organization Designation
Dr. Satish Balram Agnihotri
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Government of India Secretary
Mr. Ashok Sud AUSPI Secretary General
Mr, Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay BSNL CMD
Ms. Neeta Shah Gujarat Informatics Limited
Director (e-Governance/CoE/ I/C
Projects)
Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh Indus Towers
Vice President, Green Energy,
Regulatory Affairs and CSR
Mr, Karim Kassam Ballard Power Systems
Vice President, Business &
Corporate Development

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Introductory remarks by Mr. Ashok Sud, Secretary General, AUSPI
Mr. Ashok Sud opened the session by stating that the need is for 24*7 power supply across India at
affordable costs and in an ecological way.
Way Forward:
• Power provision through two mechanisms: Batteries and fuel cells
• Most of the power to be generated through solar energy

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Exhibition (5th, 6th & 7th December)
No. of Exhibitors: 90
List of some key exhibitors:
• iNDEXTb
• C-DOT
• Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL)
• MediaTek India Private Limited
• Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
• Bharti Airtel Limited
• Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
• Opterna Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Huawei Telecommunications (India) Co. (P) Ltd.
• RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.
• Dengyo
• CMAI Association of India (COAI)
• AUSPI
• Canada High Commission

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