Telecom Centres of Excellence

TCOE or the Telecom Centers Of Excellence, are a joint initiative of Government of India, major telecom operators (Telcos) and premier technical and management institutes of India in what has been termed as Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Seven TCOEs have been established in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Mumbai, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. TCOE's objectives include, sustaining or further accelerating the impressive growth rate of Telecom in India by capacity building, making available affordable local solutions through innovations, Research and Development, think tank activities to aid Government and Corporates in decision making and a greater role in telecom standardization activities for the benefit of the Indian industry.