The UK and Indian Governments have teamed up to help fund a BT backed team (India-UK Advanced Technology Centre) of scientists and engineers from both countries in their efforts to develop a new Next Generation telecoms network:


Funding will be specifically used to conduct research into Next Generation network enabled applications and services, converged network protocols, systems, wireless communications and mobility.

The research is designed to underpin the development of policies and initiatives for both rural and urban Digital Economy programmes in India and the UK. It's still not entirely clear what they intend to create.