The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) is an Indian

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and advocacy group focused mainly on

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s industry. COAI was constituted in 1995 as a registered, non-governmental society. As of 2017, COAI has been (jointly) organizing the India Mobile Congress with the

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About COAI

Over the years COAI has emerged as the official voice for the Indian telecom industry and interacts directly with Ministries, Policy Makers, Regulators, Financial Institutions and Technical Bodies. It provides a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas between these bodies and the Service Providers, who share a common interest in the development of mobile telephony in the country. COAI collaborates with other Industry Associations such as CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, ISPAI, VSAT, IAMAI association etc., with the objective of presenting an industry consensus view to the Government on crucial issues relating to the growth and development of the Indian telecom Industry. Recently the COAI has set up the 5G India Forum (5GIF). COAI expanded its membership base to include four other telecom companies, namely

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India,

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, Qualcomm and

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as associate members.

Members

The core members of the COAI are: *

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The associate members of the COAI are: * ACT Fibernet * Apple India Pvt. Ltd *

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* IBM India *

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* Qualcomm *

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* ZTE India

Events

COAI organizes the India Mobile Congress in association with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on an annual basis in New Delhi, India. The event attracts international attention and participation. So far, the following events have been organized: India Mobile Congress 2017, India Mobile Congress 2018 and India Mobile Congress 2019.

References

External links

COAI website
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