Chennai, Sept. 16 -- In a landmark move for the telecom infrastructure sector,IIT-Madras has partneredwith Indus Towers Limited, one of the world's largest telecom tower companies, to pioneer research inGlass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) structural sections.
This collaboration marks the first-of-its-kind industry-academia initiative to explore the structural, economic,and environmental advantages of GFRP applications.
The research will help establish robust design and safety standards for applications, potentially setting newbenchmarks that will help other industries including TelecomThis initiative is part of Indus Towers' flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, Pragati, whichfocuses on driving sustainable innovation a...