Broadband India Forum

Our President, Mr. Tirunelveli Ramachandran, writes for Communications Today, in an article titled “BharatNet’s Backbone of Fibre Connectivity Fully in Place, PM-WANI Wi-Fi Now a Must to Complete the Mission”. Read more at : shorturl.at/Hw4FG

Celebrating Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)'s Foundation Day on 25th February 2026, where our DG, Brig. Anil Tandan, addressed the gathering on the thought-provoking topic “Network Slicing and Net Neutrality.”

🚨 ARE YOU EXCITED FOR THIS? Broadband India Forum and Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association come together for the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Accord (SDIA) at AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi! 🌏⚡

Department of Telecommunications has de-licensed the Lower 6 GHz band (5925–6425 MHz) to boost next-generation wireless connectivity. This will enable advanced Wi-Fi services, including Wi-Fi 6E, 7 and higher, supporting faster connectivity, next-gen devices and data-intensive applications such as telemedicine, tele-education, AR/VR and gaming—driving faster, smarter digital ecosystems. Faster wi-fi, smarter devices, limitless possibilities! For more information, click here: bit.ly/3O2LwBa #6G #Telecom #Wifi #DoT @JM_Scindia @PemmasaniOnX @USOF_India @PIB_India @pib_comm @DDNewslive

BIF extends its sincere thanks to our sponsors for their collaboration and support. 🥳 We are pleased to have @LightstormGroup as #Platinum #Partner for the 1st Convergent Conference on Subsea Cables and Digital Cloud Infrastructure.!!!

BIF extends its sincere thanks to our sponsors for their collaboration and support. 🥳 We are pleased to have Constl – A Space World Group Enterprise as hashtag#Principal hashtag#Partner for the 1st Convergent Conference on Subsea Cables and Digital Cloud Infrastructure.

🚨 REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 🚨 Broadband India Forum (BIF) presents the 1st Convergent Conference on Subsea Cables and Digital Cloud Infrastructure!! 👉 Register now: lnkd.in/g552az4q 🔗 Secure your spot today!

Our President Mr. T.V. Ramachandran writes in Voice & Data on why a forward-looking policy reset is key to unlocking satellite communications for India’s growth journey on “Unshackling Satcom: The Policy Reset India Needs For Viksit Bharat” Read More: shorturl.at/eNeXz

Our President, Mr. T.V. Ramachandran, writes in The Hindu BusinessLine why fibre broadband is key to India’s digital marathon. Read more: shorturl.at/8LOLb

📢 We are happy to announce our First Pre-Summit Event of the #IndiaAISummit2026 at #IIGF2025! BIF in collaboration with CUTS International is organizing a Panel Discussion!!! Date: 27 November 2025 Time: 02.30 PM - 03.30 PM Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 📍

Join us for a PANEL DISCUSSION at #IIGF2025 as well as our Official Pre-Summit Event of the #AIImpactSummit2026 on “Building Trust in Synthetic Media through Responsible Innovation & Governance” 📅Date: 27 November 2025 ⏲️Time: 2:30 - 3:30 PM 📍Venue: India Habitat Centre, Delhi

Can PM-WANI become the “UPI of Telecom”? Our President, Tirunelveli Ramachandran’s article for Communications Today says yes—with a strong national anchor like NPCI. Read more: shorturl.at/jw5Qv

Brig. Anil Tandon, DG, BIF, addressed the inaugural session of the Data Centre India 2025 held today on 12th November 2025 at Shangri-La, New Delhi, highlighting the importance of resilient digital infrastructure for India’s data centre economy.

India’s digital economy is racing toward $1 trillion — Data Centres are the backbone! See what’s next at #CloudandDataCentreIndia2025, Nov 12, New Delhi!!!

Read the article titled "Connectivity to Capability Building: India’s Digital Backbone for Viksit Bharat @ 2047" here: tele.net.in/connectivity-t…

Our President, @TVRamachandran4, writes for Tele.Net highlighting important takeaways from our event on #BharatDigitalInfraSummit2025 which was held in September 2025.

BIF is hosting the panel “Policy Pathways for Trusted and Responsible AI through Data Governance” at the 7th #DigitalCitizenSummit2025. 15th November 2025 | 12:10 PM – 12:55 PM | T-Hub, Hyderabad 🔗Register now: shorturl.at/ee9nN 🔗Learn more: lnkd.in/gXVyrx9P

Hosting a panel on “𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆” at 7th #DigitalCitizenSummit2025. 📍15thNov'25 | 12:10– 12:55 PM | T-Hub, Hyderabad 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/ee9nN

Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… It also looks at these Rules for #syntheticallygenerated information, commonly known as #deepfakes from the perspectives of #privacy, #safeharbour, #freedomofexpression, and the operational impact on creators, platforms, and #AI developers.

We're happy to partner w/@medianama for a discussion on Regulating For Deepfakes in India on November 5; Join us to explore the impact of MeitY's recent draft amendment to Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.