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