In 2026, the Government of India launched the Cell Broadcast System (CBS) to strengthen emergency communication during disasters. The system was developed by which organisation?
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
The Cell Broadcast System (CBS) was launched on 2 May 2026 to send instant, location-based emergency alerts to all mobile phones in an affected area.
It is an indigenous technology developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, together with the NDMA and the Ministry of Home Affairs. It works with C-DOT's SACHET integrated alert system and supports 2G to 5G networks and multiple languages.
NIC, BEL and ISRO were not the developers of this system.
Hence, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT).
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