The Centre for Development of Telematics was established in August 1984 as an autonomous body. It is the Telecom Technology development centre of the Government of India. It was fully authorized to develop state-of-the-art telecommunication technology to meet the needs of the Indian telecommunication network. The main objective was to build a centre for excellence in the area of telecom technology, design and develop digital exchanges, facilitate large scale manufacture by the Indian Industry and also develop transmission equipments.
Some of the C-DOT’s product includes world-class Digital Switching Systems, Intelligent Network Solutions, Access Network products, Voice over IP solutions, SDH & WDM technologies, Satellite Communication Systems, Network Management Systems and Operation Support Systems. All these products of C-DOT reign the Indian Telecom Network. The distinct features of the C-DOT products are cost-effectiveness, strong comprehensive technology transfer and field support methodology that focuses on long-term relationship with the technology recipients, network operators and service providers.