Shri K.K. MINOCHA
A 1976 Graduate from Delhi College of Engineering and MBA (Finance) from IGNOU. Professionally qualified Telecom engineer with 47 years of rich, diverse experience in various fields of telecommunications in both private PSU & Government.
After graduation Commenced his career in 1976 with brief stint of 6 months in private sector in R&D and production of Test Instruments in Eastern Electronics, Faridabad. There after served for 3 plus years as AEE in Indian Telephone Industry Bangalore & Naini units in R&D developed two test instruments which were environmentally performance tested by TRC of P&T department viz. Low Frequency Function Generator for video coaxial testing & Digital Dial Tester for Telephone testing which were productionised and commercially sold to P&T.
In 1980 joined P&T now Department of Telecom in Indian Telecom Service (1978 batch) and acquired work experience in field in different capacities in wide variety of technologies, functions viz. Project installation, Maintenance, Planning and management of both modern long distance telecom network and local network providing various kinds of services in telecommunication and Policy making & USOF at DOT before superannuation.
Exposure to various Technologies include Long Distance network as well as Local Switching networks including Level1 and Level 2 TAX maintaining variety of services like ILD/NLD/leased lines, internet and technologies like Satellite, Microwave, Optical fiber, PDH/SDH DWDM, Ship to Shore Communication (Mumbai coast) and Data services Viz. National Internet Backbone, Datacenters, MPLS core networks. Lawful Interception of ILD traffic of BSNL for entire country.
During long career served DOT/BSNL working in different geographies in different parts the country including far flung difficult snow bound areas of J&K including and North eastern parts of territorial circles Mizoram & Manipur.
During the career visited 12 different countries abroad on different assignments including training in Sweden in Digital network management at premier institute SWEDTEL, academy in Sweden apart from various domestic in service courses at ALTTC with continuous attitude to learn.
Worked in international arena as Asia Pacific Telecommunity EXPERT on Digital International Satellite system to DPR Korea at Pyongyang for digitalization of their international satellite network in year 1999.
Contributed as member in various committees such as Chair NMS committee for LD network of BSNL, Committee of Shipping corporation of India for modernisation of ship to shore communication, DOT’s Standing Committee on Spectrum, NTP-12 formulation,IPv6 committee, Chair DOT oversight committee on its website design, DCC member for formulation of standards in Telecom Engineering Centre & Meity committees for Digital India etc. Superannuated in Additional Secretary level from DOT in 2015.
After superannuation interests include staying touch with various developments in Digital Ecosystem & Telecom Technologies & like AI its spread in various sectors of economy, Block chain, crypto, Cybersecurity, Smart cities,5G & 6G, Quantum computing, New state of art developments in Optical fibers, GDPR & Data Privacy laws, AI policy & its Regulation evolving globally & in country through seminars/ webinars/reading interacting with young people etc.