Hughes and Airtel Form Joint Venture to Provide Satellite Broadband Services in India

Hughes Communications India Pvt Ltd, (HCIPL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, and Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solution provider, today announced the formation of a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in India. Operational as HCIPL, the … Read more

Intel India pilots internet over power lines

Nivruti Rai, country head of Intel India, says the company has piloted a project in India called WoW, or Wireless over Wire, that takes internet through electricity wires. Given that most villages have electricity connections, this could be a big breakthrough in making the internet available to remote areas if the technology is proved viable. … Read more