NEW DELHI: Soon, there will be a 13-digit numbering scheme for SIM-based Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, which will be used for controlling various devices including surveillance camera, car and child tracking devices and smart electric metres using the Internet.
The telecom department is understood to have informed operators including state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) that a 13-digit numbering plan will be used for Machine to Machine (M2M) communication.
While the 13-digit numbering plan will be implemented from July 1, 2018 for M2M communication, the mobile phone numbering plan of 10 digits remains unchanged.
BSNL, in a recent letter to its equipment vendors, said that in a meeting convened by the Department of Telecom (DoT) on January 8, “it was decided that 13-digit M2M numbering plan will be implemented from July 1, 2018” and that all new M2M connections will be allocated the new 13 digit plan from the stipulated date. (AGENCIES)
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