free encyclopedia jump to navigation search coordinates 19 07 08 n 72 54 55 e 19.118936 n 72.915380 e 19.118936 ; 72.915380 centre for excellence in telecom technology & management type state owned public industry telecommunication founded 2003 04 headquarters powai mumbai india services telecom it and management training owner the government of india parent mtnl website cettm.mtnl.in centre for excellence in telecom technology and management cettm located in hiranandani gardens powai mumbai is the telecom training centre of mtnl the incumbent operator of government of india goi . it was founded in 2003 as one of the largest telecom training centres in india and amongst the biggest in asia . the centre provides extensive training to corporates and students besides mtnl s internal employees in telecom switching transmission wireless communication telecom operations and management . cettm also conducts training in telecom it and management under the ministry of external affairs india indian technical and economic cooperation itec program for telecom professionals from developing countries . contents 1 history 2 telecom training 3 training infrastructure 4 itec program 5 references 6 external links history edit indian telecom industry was closely held by goi until liberalisation in the 90 s. the telecom training and manpower development was delivered through advanced level telecom training centre alttc at ghaziabad . it was set up in 1975 76 with the assistance of undp to meet the continuing and long term need for high level technical personnel required for planning and development of ever expanding telecom network and service in the country . it also provides training facilities to senior engineering staff and instructors of other telecom administrations in asian region . telecom training centre at jabalpur mp renamed as bharat ratna bhim rao ambedkar institute of telecom training b.r.b.r.a.i.t.t. from 30 may 1992 had its origin at calcutta where it initially started functioning in the 1920s . 1 regional telecom training centres rttc s at ahmedabad bangalore bombay ghaziabad hyderabad kalyani lucknow chennai nagpur patna rajpura and trivandrum . circle telecom training centres cttc s in telecom circles . district telecom training centres dttc s in telecom districts . after the formation of two incumbent operators bsnl and mtnl from erstwhile dot rttc s and dttc s in their respective regions were allotted to them . bsnl retained control of alttc ghaziabad and training centre at jabalpur . 2 mtnl with operations in delhi and mumbai met its training need through rttc s and dttc s. in mumbai circle the dttc at bandra and rttc at sakinaka served the telecom training needs initially . cettm training centre over the years mtnl felt the need to develop a world class state of the art training hub catering to both its delhi and mumbai units . consequently in the year 2003 mtnl established the centre for excellence in telecom training and management cettm with capex plan of over rs 100 crore at hiranandani gardens powai mumbai replacing the existing rttc s and dttc s. cettm has evolved as a key telecom training centre in asia expanding its sphere of operations beyond the originally planned internal staff and employees cettm now offers training solutions to corporate clients telecom professionals students and academia . telecom training edit telecom technologies such as synchronous digital hierarchy sdh optical fiber technology gsm cdma wireless local loop wll common channel signaling ccs 7 mpls broadband adsl internet protocol ip networking new technology switching system ntss 3g networks digital loop carrier dlc next generation networking ngn telecom billing and revenue management are covered under the following branches switching transmission wireless communication technology familiarisation computers & it the centre also conducts several programs on the latest trends in technology management with guest faculty from renowned institutions like iit iim s and other institutions . cettm has mou with iit powai mumbai for courses related with new technology . many government bodies and public sector undertakings psu s including railtel corporation of india ntpc indian oil central railway bharat electronics limited powergrid corporation of india pgcil state bank of india indian navy use the training facilities of cettm . training infrastructure edit cettm is situated at technology street hiranandani gardens near lh hiranandani hospital . iit bombay and powai lake are at short walking distances from the centre . the centre s characteristic blue domes have made it a local landmark . cettm hostel the centre has two buildings . the main building where trainings are conducted has built area of 218 552 sq ft 20 304.1 m2 with eight floors . across the road is situated the hostel that houses trainees having 12 floor and built area of 268 369 sq ft 24 932.3 m2 . the main cettm building has 18 lecture halls 8 computer labs an auditorium conference hall and library . it has got technology labs for broadband adsl sdh ofc mpls isdn a v ocb 283 digital uhf mw gsm dwdm . the centre has functional gsm bts & pstn exchange model and also organizes study tours to mtnl s tax tandem exchanges . the residential facilities at the hostel include 294 single ac rooms and 114 non ac rooms with 32 executive rooms . it also has facilities for indoor and outdoor games like table tennis and lawn tennis . itec program edit launched in 1964 indian technical and economic cooperation programme itec is a bilateral programme of assistance of the ministry of external affairs india government of india . under itec and its corollary scaap special commonwealth assistance for africa programme 156 countries in asia east europe central asia africa and latin america are invited to share in the indian telecommunications developmental experience acquired over decades of india s telecom evolution . cettm as part of mtnl which was carved out of the department of telecommunications in 1986 is itec s telecom partner providing industry experience and learning . 3 the centre has trained 300 foreign national professionals from about 60 countries in telecom technology since its inception . 4 the participating professionals represent distinguished telecom bodies of itec member countries . partial list of beneficiaries include libyan railways ; kuwait telecom ; hondutel syrian telecom ; zanzibar telecom limited ; telecommunication company of iran ; ministry of post and communication cameroon ; botswana telecommunication corporation ; indigo tajikistan ; wireless ecuador s.a ; jsc russia . references edit http www.brbraitt.bsnl.co.in about us about brbraitt.asp bharat sanchar nigam ltd government of india ministry of external affairs technical cooperation division http cettm.mtnl.in cettm.swf external links edit cettm website indian technical and economic cooperation website ministry of external affairs government of india mtnl 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