EchoStar to Supply 4G Backhaul Services to Reliance Jio in 7 States

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EchoStar, a global satellite communication solutions provider, in its fourth quarter earnings call on Tuesday said that it is set to offer 4G backhaul solutions to Reliance Jio in seven states across India. The development was shared by Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes Network Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar engaged in the high-speed satellite internet services. In September, 2018, Hughes Communications India said that Reliance Jio had picked its Jupiter System to “enable satellite connectivity to more than 400 4G LTE sites in remote and rural locations” across India.

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EchoStar Bags Multiple Orders in India

Pratho Banerjee, president of Hughes Communications India, a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems in September, 2018, said that “satellite is the ideal technology for extending 4G LTE service to remote and rural communities.”

It was said that Hughes India will also offer “managed service to include network planning, implementation, operation and maintenance” as part of its agreement with Jio.

Kaul on Tuesday said that the company received additional orders to deliver more Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) for the BharatNet program apart from the orders it received from Jio.

“We received expansion orders from Reliance Jio to provide 4G backhaul services in seven states and to add more than 600 VSATs as part of the BharatNet program to connect villages across the country,” Kaul said in the earnings call on Tuesday.

Further, Kaul said that the company received orders to connect 4000 ATMs across India.

“We received an order to implement more than 4000 ATMs in support of the State Bank of India,” Kaul said. “The new order brings our total to more than 50,000 ATMs being serviced in India.”

EchoStar Expects Bharti Airtel JV Approval in Mid 2021

Meanwhile, Kaul said that the company is expecting to receive regulatory government approvals for its joint venture with Bharti Airtel by mid 2021.