Imagine using all bands like 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and beyond in a single antenna without noise.

That is what is proposed to be developed by the Indian government's two premiere research entities.

An agreement for this was signed between the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI).

The agreement is aimed at development of a multiport switch with Tuneable Impedance Matching Network for a Single Broadband Antenna to cover 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G bands, the Ministry of Communications said on Thursday.

The project is funded under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme of the Department of Telecommunications.

This scheme, designed to fund Indian startups, academia, and R&D institutions, is a crucial enabler for designing, developing, and commercialising telecommunication products and solutions and will focus on developing a microelectromechanical technology-based switching network to cover multiple communication bands with enhanced antenna performance.

C-DOT representatives expressed confidence about this collaborative venture for developing a next-gen Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)-based solution to multiport switching for future communication systems.

The developed technology can be used to cover all the bands like 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and beyond in a single antenna without noise, the ministry said.