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Union Minister for Coal & Mines inaugurates ‘5G Use Case Test Lab’ at CMPDI, Ranchi

Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, inaugurated the ‘5G Use Case Test Lab’ at the
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) in Ranchi. This cutting-edge facility, aimed at
advancing the coal sector’s Digital Transformation and technological landscape. 5G Use Case Test Lab
serves as a testbed for the development, testing and adaptation of various 5G-based applications, tailored
to meet the needs of the coal industry. Ministry of Coal nominated CMPDI as Centre of Excellence (COE)
for establishing 5G Use Case Test lab for Coal Industry to leverage 5G technology effectively.

Minister appreciated CMPDI and said that CMPDI has always been a pioneer of innovation. Through
relentless research and development, CMPDI is making mining safer, more efficient, and environmentally
sustainable. The establishment of the 5G Centre of Excellence Lab further cements CMPDI’s leadership in
leveraging cutting-edge technologies to meet the evolving challenges of the mining sector.

Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Shri Vikram Dev Dutt; Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Smt Vismita Tej;
Chairman, Coal India Limited (CIL), Shri P.M. Prasad; CMD, CMPDI, Shri Manoj Kumar; CMD, Central
Coalfields Limited (CCL), Shri Nilendu Kumar Singh; CMD, Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), Sri Satish Jha and
other senior officers and dignitaries attended the inauguration ceremony.

Minister also unveiled ‘Replica of CMPDI services’ sculpture made from scrap material from CMPDI like
Delivery Hose pipe, NQ Drilling Rod, Core box etc. This Replica sculpture showcases CMPDI’s commitment
to sustainable practices through intricate depictions of its core services i.e Geomatics, Exploration,
Planning & Design and Environmental monitoring. This art installation not only reflects CMPDI’s
operational strengths but also emphasizes importance of recycling industrial waste to create a meaningful
and sustainable art. He also inaugurated new corporate logo of CMPDI.

5G Use Case Lab

The 5G Use Case Lab established by CMPDI is a lab-scale representation of an Industry 5G Private
Network, specifically designed to support the coal mining industry. This lab will serve as a testing and
development hub for integrating 5G Radio and Core technologies with 5G-enabled devices, as well as
with Edge/Cloud Enterprise IT/OT applications and equipment. 5G Use case lab for coal industry will
become a key pillar supporting industry for projects and digital transformation journeys in coal industry.

Purpose and Key objectives of 5G Test Lab:

1. To outline the requirements and different Innovative Use Cases/applications in Coal Mining
industry associated with test lab

2. Testing & Development of 5G Use Cases such as Voice, video, and data communication
applications; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sensors for Vehicle Management and other
applications over 5G Network.

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