Hughes sets up satellite hub in Hyderabad

Gurgaon-based Broadband networks provider Hughes Communications India Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems Inc, inaugurated its third India satellite hub in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Set up over 23,000-sft area, the new hub will cater to the growing demand for satellite broadband connectivity and high bandwidth application services for Indian enterprise and small and medium businesses (SMBs). It will also serve as a disaster recovery back-up site for several Hughes’ Indian customers, besides its own existing hub in Gurgaon, which currently services 40,000 VSATs on shared hub.

The new hub is equipped with a network operating centre, monitoring tools, fibre optic termination for backhaul traffic, internet gateway and applications for content delivery and interactive onsite learning. Initially, the facility will have a single hub, which will be scaled up to four to offer varied services across the value chain. Hughes will invest Rs 25 crore in this hub over the next three years.

“Broadband penetration in India hasn’t picked up in proportion to the growth of mobile subscribers and still vast areas remain un-served, presenting a huge opportunity for satellite operations. Geographic challenges in addressing these markets make satellite the most reliable form of technology delivering connectivity,” Partho Banerjee, president and managing director of Hughes Communications, said in a press release.