{"id":11393,"date":"2023-10-27T05:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T05:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/reliance-jio-launches-indias-1st-satellite-based-internet-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T05:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T05:26:01","slug":"reliance-jio-launches-indias-1st-satellite-based-internet-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/reliance-jio-launches-indias-1st-satellite-based-internet-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliance Jio launches India\u2019s 1st satellite-based Internet &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New Delhi: Reliance Jio on Friday successfully demonstrated India\u2019s first satellite-based giga-fibre service to provide high-speed, affordable Internet services in inaccessible areas across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Called JioSpaceFiber, it was showcased on the first day of \u2018India Mobile Congress 2023\u2019 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n<p>Jio is partnering with Luxembourg-based satellite telecommunications network provider SES to access the world\u2019s latest in medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite technology, the only MEO constellation capable of delivering gigabit, fibre-like services from space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith JioSpaceFiber, we expand our reach to cover the millions yet to be connected,\u201d said Akash Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJioSpaceFiber will allow everyone, everywhere, to fully participate in the new digital society with gigabit access to online government, education, health, and entertainment services,\u201d Akash Ambani added.<\/p>\n<p>Jio currently delivers high-speed broadband fixed-line and wireless services to over 450 million consumers.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite network will also support additional capacity for mobile backhaul, further enhancing the availability and scale of Jio True5G in the remotest parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the remotest locations in India have already been connected with JioSpaceFiber \u2014 Gir, Gujarat; Korba, Chhattisgarh; Nabarangpur, Odisha; and ONGC-Jorhat, Assam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether with Jio, we are honoured to support the government\u2019s \u2018Digital India\u2019 initiative with a unique solution that aims at delivering multiple gigabits per second of throughput to any location in India,\u201d said John-Paul Hemingway, Chief Strategy Officer at SES.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur first fibre-like services from space are already deployed today in parts of India, and we cannot wait to see how this will lead to digital transformation even in the most rural parts of the country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>(IANS)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] New Delhi: Reliance Jio on Friday successfully demonstrated India\u2019s first satellite-based giga-fibre service to provide high-speed, affordable Internet services in inaccessible areas across the country. Called JioSpaceFiber, it was showcased on the first day of \u2018India Mobile Congress 2023\u2019 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 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