Hughes Communication, a VSAT service provider, announced an order to connect 2500 locations in the North-East, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand through broadband internet under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP).
The contract has been awarded to them by CSC-SPV (CSC e-Governance Services India Limited), on behalf of DIT (The Department of Information Technology), through a tender process. Hughes will supply, install and commission the VSATs terminals in most difficult parts of India where other modes of delivering broadband services are not available.
The main objective of this project is to make available
broadband access to intenet and other digital services available to the
un-served users over satellite using latest standards and technologies like DVB
S2 with ACM.
These technologies enable 100 percent improvement in
bandwidth efficiency in heavy rain areas, increased geographic coverage and
high service availability; which are essential features in remote hilly
topography.
Government of India has formulated the National e-Governance
Plan (NeGP) with the vision of providing all government services in an
integrated manner at the doorstep of the citizen, at an affordable cost.
To implement this plan, CSC e-Governance Services India
Limited is facilitating establishment of a network of more than 100,000
internet enabled ICT access points named as Common Services Centers (CSC). The
CSCs are meant to provide cost effective content in the areas of e-Governance,
Education and Health as well as many other Government and private services.
Improving broadband connectivity is the prime focus and
it is reflected by the increased investments in expansion of the broadband
infrastructure in this country. Today, several thousand CSCs have already been
deployed across the country. Using satellite technology, Hughes provides
connectivity and other services to more than 10,000 CSCs.” These CSCs are a
one-stop solution for services including Government citizen services,
education, travel, banking and finance at these centers,” said Pranav Roach,
president, Hughes Network Systems India.
The remotest areas offer a challenge to traditional
networks because of which VSAT’s are seen as the ideal solution for these
areas. All VSATs deployed by Hughes will be delivered and installed within 14
weeks.
Hughes Network Systems recently presented
its latest product and service innovations at its annual seminar in Singapore
on June 22, held during the CommunicAsia2011 conference and exhibition.
“Hughes has been committed to the Asia/Pacific
marketplace since its early days and has established a wide and varied customer
base. Together with our service providers in the region, we are bringing our
superior broadband satellite solutions to a growing number of customers in the
enterprise and government/public sectors, helping to close the digital divide
and grow their local economies,” said Vaibhav Magow, regional manager for
Asia/Pacific at Hughes.
By Telecomlead.com Team
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