ISRO and Hughes launch India's first commercial satellite broadband service

ISRO and Hughes launch India's first commercial satellite broadband service

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: September 14 2022

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  • Hughes Communications India (HCI) in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its first high throughput satellite (HTS) broadband internet service in the country.
  • The company had been testing its operation in North India for the last year.
  • From northeast to desolate parts of Leh and Ladakh, the company, using ISRO's Ku-band capacity of GSAT-11 and GSAT-29 satellites has promised to deliver high-speed satellite broadband services to remote locations across India.
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