In order to revamp and upgrade its existing satellite network across India, State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has reportedly tied up with Hughes Communications India. Hughes India will implement the JUPITER System to augment its existing C?Band Network with the latest HTS (High-throughput satellite) technology, delivering reliable multi?service data, voice, and video traffic with high spectral efficiency across nearly 200 offshore and onshore oil and gas platforms, drilling rigs and vessels, including enterprise managed services in locations spread across the country.
The new setup will upgrade ONGC’s existing ICNET and MFTDMA networks to a state-of-the-art architecture employing four JUPITER gateways, SCPC carrier-grade modems and several large antenna and RF systems.
ONGC is India’s largest government-run corporation and produces about 70% of India’s crude oil and natural gas. The corporation is the biggest public sector commercial organization in India with current market capitalization of about $31 billion.
