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Hughes JUPITER System Selected for National
‘Digital India’ Initiative
May 22, 2017
IPSTAR International, a premier Asia- Pacific
telecommunications company and wholly owned subsidiary of
satellite operator THAICOM Public Company Limited , has chosen
the JUPITER™ System from Hughes Network Systems LLC, (HUGHES),
the world’s leading provider of broadband satellite networks and
services, to extend the reach of broadband throughout India.
IPSTAR will operate the JUPITER System over the THAICOM 4
high-throughput satellite (HTS) in India, enabling
government-owned service provider BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Ltd.) to offer fixed and mobile services as part of the
government’s “Digital India” initiative, raising the quality of
life by extending broadband to rural and urban areas across the
country.
“IPSTAR has chosen the Hughes JUPITER System as Thaicom’s core
networking platform of a comprehensive broadband solution to
BSNL,” said Amrit Pal Singh, general manager, IPSTAR India.
“Integrated operationally with IPSTAR as a high throughput
satellite, JUPITER’s combination of efficient bandwidth usage
and support for new Internet standards like IPv6 give us an
unbeatable engine to deliver high-quality broadband
cost-effectively in areas unserved or underserved by terrestrial
providers. It will help ensure that as India transitions to a
digital economy there is no gulf between rural and urban areas.
IPSTAR broadband connectivity provides telecom operators across
Asia Pacific with the ability to expand their networks, launch
new broadband services and reach underserved areas quickly and
cost-effectively.”
New JUPITER-powered services will be five times faster than any
satellite Internet access currently available in India, offering
speeds up to 100 Mbps. It will also be the first deployment of
the highly bandwidth- efficient DVB-S2X standard in India.
“Internet connectivity is a critical imperative in all
countries, whether with developed or developing economies,” said
Ramesh Ramaswamy, senior vice president and general manager of
International at Hughes.” Our JUPITER technology is proving
itself on four continents as the choice of leading operators to
help close the so-called ‘digital divide’ which is indeed the
primary goal of ‘Digital India’— connecting residences,
businesses and governments with broadband services on par with
the best in the world.”
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