Bharti Airtel is an Indian telecommunications company that has recently expanded its focus to include satellite broadband services. It acts as a service provider, partnering with companies like SpaceX's Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb to offer high-speed internet connectivity, especially in rural and underserved regions of India. Airtel aims to integrate these satellite services with its existing infrastructure to enhance its offerings to both individual consumers and enterprise customers. Key partners include SpaceX and Eutelsat OneWeb; keywords include satellite broadband, Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, rural connectivity, and India.
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Bharti Airtel and Tech Mahindra have formed a strategic partnership to deploy a '0.005 kg for Enterprise' solution at Mahindra’s Chakan manufacturing facility.
On 2022-01-04, U.S.-based Hughes Network Systems created a joint venture with Bharti Airtel to sell satellite broadband in India called Hughes Communications India Pvt Ltd.
HCIPL combines the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) businesses of Hughes and Bharti Airtel to offer flexible and scalable enterprise networking solutions using satellite connectivity for primary transport, backup, and hybrid implementation.
The founding members of the Indian Space Association include Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Mapmyindia, Nelco (part of Tata Group), OneWeb, Walchandnagar Industries, and Ananth Technology Limited.
OneWeb received an initial $500,000,000 in 2015 from Airbus, Hughes Network Systems, Intelsat, Qualcomm, Virgin Group, Coca-Cola, Grupo Salinas, and Bharti Airtel.