Government to roll out the system to block, and track lost phones
With the launch of a tracking system by the government this week, individuals will be able to ban and trace their stolen or lost mobile phones across India, according to a senior government official. The CEIR system's pilot has been managed by the technology development organisation Centre for the Department of Telematics (CDoT) in a few telecom circles, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and the North East region. According to a DoT official, the system is now prepared for pan-India deployment.
The official announced that the "CEIR system is scheduled for pan-India launch on May 17." Rajkumar Upadhyay, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the CDoT Project Board confirmed that the technology is prepared for deployment across all of India but would not provide a specific date. "The system is prepared, and this quarter it will be installed throughout India. People will be able to disable and locate their stolen smartphones thanks to this”, according to Upadhyay.
In order to monitor the use of counterfeit mobile phones across all telecom networks, CDoT has been able to add functionality. Before a mobile handset may be sold in India, the government has made it essential to provide the IMEI, a 15-digit unique numeric identity.
The list of authorised IMEI numbers will be available to the mobile networks, allowing them to verify the presence of any unlicensed mobile devices on their network. The IMEI number of the device and the mobile number associated with it will be visible to telecom carriers and the CEIR system, and the data is utilised in some states to track your lost or stolen mobiles using CEIR.
One of the typical methods used by criminals to circumvent the monitoring and blocking of stolen mobile devices is to modify the IMEI number. It involved matters of national security. With the use of numerous databases, the CEIR will be able to prohibit any cloned mobile devices on the network, Upadhyay said.
The main goals of CEIR are to make it easier to report lost and stolen mobile devices and to restrict their use nationwide. This will prevent mobile phone theft, make it possible for the police to track down stolen and lost devices, enable the detection of cloned or counterfeit devices, restrict the use of such cloned devices, and protect consumer interests by informing them about fake and cloned mobile phone information.
Using the CEIR system, the Karnataka Police recently found and returned more than 2,500 missing mobile phones to their owners. Apple already has a system in place to use Apple ID to trace missing smartphones, but Android smartphones have primarily caused problems.
"The system has an in-built mechanism which will also check the smuggling of phones and help the government from revenue loss to the exchequer as well," Upadhyay continued.
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