India, April 23 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a set of comprehensive recommendations addressing critical services in the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication sector and the transfer of ownership of M2M SIMs. The move follows a request from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), seeking reconsideration of TRAI's earlier recommendations from 2017 on spectrum, roaming, and quality of service requirements for M2M communications.
In response, TRAI issued a consultation paper in June 2024 and conducted a stakeholder engagement process, including an open house discussion in October 2024. Based on the feedback received and its internal analysis, TRAI has finalized its recommendations aimed at strengthening...