India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, Government of India, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) in Geneva (Switzerland) today to initiate discussions on a collaborative PhD fellowship scheme in the field of telecommunications and associated emerging technologies. This initiative aims to strengthen India's contributions to global telecom research and standards by fostering closer ties between Indian academia and the ITU. The proposed scheme envisions supporting PhD fellowships over five years in the ITU focus areas.

The signing of LoI followed Secretary (Telecom), Department of T...