News Excerpt:

Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Government of India has bagged 3 awards for its indigenously designed & developed innovative Telecom solutions at 14th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards.

About the Aegis Graham Bell Awards:

• The Aegis Graham Bell Awards were initiated in 2010 by the Aegis School of Data Science.
• AGBA celebrates the brilliance and innovation of young minds that are poised to become technology leaders, startup founders, innovators and entrepreneurs.
• 14th AGBA is supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE), and is powered by mUni Campus.

More about the news:

• C-DOT was declared Winner in the categories of Innovation on Telecom, Innovation in the Social Good, and Innovation in AI  at 14th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards.
• The 1st award was jointly shared with Google India, in the category “Innovation in AI” for its pioneering ASTR Project.
• ASTR (AI & Facial Recognition-powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification) is a game-changer in the fight against cyber crimes. 
• Designed to analyze, identify, and eliminate fake/forged mobile connections, it's a crucial step towards ensuring a secure telecom environment.
• 2nd award belongs to the category “Innovation in Social Good'' for its groundbreaking CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register) solution.
• CEIR helps in revolutionizing mobile security by detecting clone IMEIs, restricting import of counterfeit mobile devices and also enabling the blocking and tracing of lost or stolen phones.
• The 3rd award bagged is for “Innovation in Telecom” category for its Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) product.
• This revolutionary solution ensures unbreakable security for communications between two networks, parties.