Hughes Communications, a provider of broadband satellite and managed network services, bagged contract worth Rs 22.5 crore to deploy a network of 2,880 VSATs for State Bank of India (SBI) to connect its off-site ATMs across the country.
The contract spread over five-years, and includes deployment of a turnkey network which encompasses system integration, satellite bandwidth and network management.
As a Managed Network Service Provider, Hughes will offer Secure VSAT based connectivity to State Bank of India with backhaul to the bank’s Data Centre and disaster recovery (DR) locations.
This project is a part of SBI’s ambitious Project "25000 ATM" in which the bank envisages to double its ATM based from 12,250 ATMs to 25,000 by March 2010.
