India, Feb. 18 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in collaboration with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), organised two focused sessions on telecommunications and artificial intelligence at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. The summit brought together policymakers, industry leaders, researchers and innovators to examine the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in India's digital development. The sessions were curated by Anil Bhardwaj, DDG (SE), DoT.

The first session, titled"Gen AI and Future Networks", examined the impact of generative AI on next-generation telecom infrastructure. Participants included Shyam Prabhakar Mardikar, President and Grou...