C-DOT AND INDIA’S TELECOM TECHNOLOGY AMBITION: Institutional Reform for Indigenous 6G Capability
Research Paper, September 2026 Based on C-DOT Annual Reports FY2023–24 and FY2024–25,and International Benchmarking. Executive Summary This report examines whether India’s telecom innovation ambitions, including indigenous 6G capability, can realistically be achieved through C-DOT under its present institutional architecture. The study began with original hypothesis that a significant institutional gap exists between C-DOT and leading