Nxtdigital, Thaicom Sign MoU for broadband satellite services in India

Hinduja Group Company Nxtdigital and Thaicom have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership to enter the market of satellite broadband and related services in India.

The agreement envisages a partnership covering the deployment of capacity-based broadband systems via satellite (BoS) with a focus on India. The BoS system can be enhanced to provide additional capacity on the software-defined high-throughput satellite, augmenting the existing IPSTAR-1 – the world’s first broadband satellite already in operation at India in the past few years.

The agreement includes a discussion of possible cooperation in NDL’s broadband subsidiary – OneOTT Intertainment Limited (OIL) – which is India’s fourth-largest private internet service provider with over 1 million customers. products and is present in more than 150 cities and towns, according to a joint statement by the two companies.

The details of the partnership elements are being discussed and will be documented in the final agreement between Thaicom and NDLthe statement said.

“We are delighted to announce this MoU with Nxtdigital, easily one of the best digital platform teams in India. With nearly three decades of global satellite experience and expertise Nxtdigital’s distribution, broad footprint and broadband penetration – we believe together, said Patompob (Nile) Suwansiri, director and managing director at Thaicom.

Both companies have also agreed to establish a center of excellence to develop new satellites and related digital-based technologies through artificial intelligence and analytics.

“Through this partnership with Thaicom, a global leader in satellite technology, we will seek to facilitate the digital inclusion of education, healthcare, information and entertainment – by extending satellite-based broadband connections and services to our customers there and also the underserved and other poor Vynsley Fernandes, chief executive officer and director executive at Nxtdigital, said.