Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme marking the silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today.

The Prime Minister will also release a postal stamp to commemorate the occasion.

During the programme, PM Modi will launch a 5G test bed, developed as a multi institute collaborative project by a total of eight institutes led by IIT Madras.

The other institutes that participated in the project include IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IISc Bangalore, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research and Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology.

The project has been developed at  a cost of more than Rs. 220 crore.  The test bed will enable a supportive ecosystem for Indian industry and startups, which will help them validate their products, prototypes, solutions and algorithms in 5G and next generation technologies.

TRAI, which oversees the telecom and broadcast sectors, was established in 1997 through the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.

Meanwhile, a day after the 25 years celebratory event, TRAI will be organising an International Regulators Roundtable with the underlying theme being collaborative regulations.

The roundtable will cover the use of regtech and technology platforms for the purpose of curbing spam and leveraging platforms for effective management of countermeasures against fraudulent activities.