A MeitY-funded consortium led by IISc has released Agartala 0.4.0, an open source platform aimed at accelerating pilot-led Private 5G deployments and building long-term national telecom capability.
The Indian Open Source for Mobile Communication Networks (IOS-MCN) Consortium has launched Agartala 0.4.0, an open-source software platform that enables enterprises and institutions to build and operate Private 5G networks, marking a key step towards deployable, industry-grade 5G infrastructure developed in India.
Funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, the platform is designed to support pilot deployments that can pave the way for large-scale adoption of Private 5G networks across sectors.
The IOS-MCN Consortium is led by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). The initiative focuses on translating research-led innovation into operational national infrastructure through publicly funded open-source development.
Explaining the objective, the Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID) at IISc said, “FSID’s objective is to ensure that research-led programmes translate into deployable infrastructure.
IOS-MCN demonstrates how publicly funded, open-source platforms can create long-term national capability. Agartala 0.4.0 moves this effort from development to validation, enabling pilots that will enable future deployments.”
Agartala 0.4.0 is designed for factories, campuses, research institutions and startups, offering faster, more reliable and secure connectivity compared to Wi-Fi or public mobile networks, while remaining more cost-effective. The release positions open source as a strategic foundation for India’s private 5G ecosystem, reducing dependence on proprietary telecom platforms.
