Satellite Network Portal Site
Gujarat will get the country's first 'Satellite Network Portal Site' To set up this portal site, the Gujarat government signed an MoU on 19 July 2023 with London-based Oneweb company and the Department of Science and Technology. The portal site aims to provide affordable connectivity to various sectors including Government, providing continuous and secure satellite internet access at affordable rates across the country.
OneWeb Company is setting up two 'Satellite Network Portal Sites' and one of them will be in Mehsana district of Gujarat. This satellite network portal site is starting in Jotana Taluka of Mehsana district. It will provide high speed, low latency and affordable connectivity to government, businesses, consumers, schools and more. The satellite network portal to be set up in Mehsana district is to be launched in 2023, with an investment of over Rs 100 crore in the first phase. Estimated cost is. This is expected to generate around 500 direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state.
About Oneweb Company:
OneWeb is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite company with 648 satellites that aim to establish a global communications network. It uses LEO to provide a broadband network instead of using the traditional method of using geostationary satellites located 36,000 km above the equator.
The company was founded in 2012 by Greg Wyler and is headquartered in London, England. OneWeb Company aims to provide cost-effective satellite connectivity services to mobile network operations and Internet service providers and to establish a global communications network. This technology is already operational in Europe and Canada. OneWeb Company provides broadband Internet access with latency of less than 100 ms, compared to GEO-based networks with latency of 500–700 ms.