Hughes to connect 5,000 India villages satellite internet |
Hughes India, a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, will be providing internet services to 5,000 remote villages across India. Hughes India said that it will provide these services in 15 states and UTs including Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar, and Lakshadweep using ISRO`s communications satellites, GSAT-19 and GSAT-11. Hughes India was awarded the contract by Bharat Broadband Nigam Ltd (BBNL), a special purpose vehicle created to implement the government of India`s BharatNet project. This also strives to bring internet connectivity at speeds of 2 to 20Mbps to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across India. BBNL said its BharatNet network created will provide affordable high-speed broadband access to rural citizens and institutions in all the gram panchayats of the country. It is partnering with TCIL and Hughes to leverage satellite broadband to connect gram panchayats that are remote or located in difficult terrain. The ISRO satellites will be using Hughes` proprietary Jupiter system, a very small aperture terminal platform designed to offer the highest possible capacity and efficiency for satellite broadband implementations. It is currently being used in over 40 satellites worldwide. In addition to using Jupiter system gateways, Hughes India will also take care of network operations and will install solar-powered user terminals and equipment at each site to deliver speeds up to 10 Mbps to the rural population.
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