Hughes, Airtel form JV to provide satellite broadband services in India

Combined India VSAT operations of both companies to offer wide range of satellite and hybrid network solutions to business and government customers

Hughes Communications India Pvt Ltd (HCIPL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems LLC, an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks and Bharti Airtel Limited on Wednesday announced the creation of a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in India.

Operational as HCIPL, the entity combines the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) businesses of both the companies to offer flexible and scalable enterprise networking solutions using satellite connectivity for primary transport, back-up and hybrid implementation.

The joint venture was created after the agreement, announced in May 2019, received all statutory approvals, including those from the National Company