NEW DELHI, Apr 19: The Department of Telecom (DoT) may soon come out with a policy structure for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, as it expects this mode of connectivity to increase digital penetration which is in line with the objectives of Digital India.
M2M communications or 'Internet of Things' (IoT) is a network of devices that communicate among themselves using IP connectivity without human intervention.
According to sources, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has prepared a roadmap for M2M communications and is likely to finalise it soon.
"DoT is coming up with a National Telecom M2M Roadmap, which will provide all the M2M ecosystem partners in India to have a reference document," sources said.
The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), a unit of DoT, has been working on framing the standards for M2M communication.
M2M will bring multi-fold devices on the network, impacting almost every aspect of life of common people which will result in substantial social and economic benefits to consumers, businesses and government.
