Telecom companies in India are now allowed to install media gateway controller and SoftSwitches anywhere within the country's geographical limits, as opposed to the earlier regulation which allowed deployment within “geographical boundaries” of the authorized telecom circle limits. Earlier, only telcos who held an Access Service license along with a national/international long distance permit were allowed to deploy switches gateways without restrictions. Media Gateway Controllers (MGCs) connects different types of mobile networks and allows telcos to maintain call control and deliver tone signals. Mobile networks can be based on (a) IP-based networks which transmit voice over the Internet and; (b) Switch-based networks which use asynchronous transfer standards to transmit voice via private branch exchanges. On the other hand, SoftSwitches (or software based switching) simply interconnects VoIP calls and calls arising from PSTN networks using software means. The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) existing Access Service license condition 4.5(i) earlier read: “The licensee shall install applicable system within its service area. However, for IP based Next Generation Network, Media Gateway Controller (MGC)/ Soft Switch can be deployed within geographical boundaries of any one of the authorized service area for Access Services or anywhere in the country if the Licensee has authorization for NLD/ILD service also.” The same condition no 4.5 (i) has now been amended to read as: “The licensee may deploy any of its equipments anywhere in the country subject to the interconnect points being located and operated in respective service areas for inter operator, inter service area, NLD, ILD calls and…
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