Kalaburagi: The 5G laboratory established by the Union department of telecommunications at the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) regional centre in Kalaburagi has emerged as the best-performing 5G lab in Karnataka and earned recognition among the top facilities in the country.Speaking to TOI, VTU Kalaburagi director Shubhangi DCsaid the laboratory was among 100 such centres inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi three years ago at leading institutions across India. Through its performance and research output, the Kalaburagi facility has secured the top position among eight 5G laboratories established in Karnataka.Other institutions housing similar labs include the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, NITK Surathkal, IIIT Dharwad, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, BMS College of Engineering, MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology and Manipal Institute of Technology.Dr Shubhangi said the VTU centre has been recognised as a ‘Top Performing Lab’. In a letter to VTU vice-chancellor Prof S Vidyashankar, Srinivas Galagali, deputy director general of the department of telecommunications, Karnataka Circle, commended the university’s efforts in establishing and successfully operating the laboratory.The facility has already secured four patents, including one related to drone-based pesticide spraying. VTU plans to leverage the lab for further innovation, indigenous technology development, patent generation and commercialisation.Expressing satisfaction over the achievement, Dr Shubhangi and Prof Basavaraj Gadagesaid the laboratory has attracted national attention and significantly strengthened research and academic capabilities at the regional centre.
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