TCOE India has evaluated IMT Advance (4G) in 2010 and again involved in independent evaluation of IMT 2020 (5G). TCOE India was again registered as independent evaluator for IMT-2020 (5G) from India and stakeholders from industry were contacted to be part of the evaluation process. A series of stakeholders meetings have been held to firm the action plan for the process of evaluation during various meetings of ITU-R Working Party 5D (WP5D).
Initial submissions have been made to ITU regarding IMT 2020 results for Dense-Urban scenarios. The, complete evaluation of NR specifications for all test environments, including LMLC) is expected to be completed by December 2019.
The participating members of TCOE India for IMT 2020 evaluation currently are as follows:
| S.No. | Participating Members |
|---|---|
| 1. | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| 2. | Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
| 3. | Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
| 4. | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| 5. | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| 6. | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| 7. | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 8. | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) |
| 9. | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| 10. | Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT) |
| 11. | Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) |
| 12. | Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) |
| 13. | Indian Cellular Association (ICA) |
| 14. | Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) |
| 15. | Tejas Networks Ltd. |
| 16. | Qualcomm India |
| 17. | Ericsson India |
| 18. | Nokia India Ltd. |
| 19. | Aricent |
| 20. | Keysight Technologies |
| 21. | Amrita University, Bangalore |
