BSNL to launch world's first, satellite based narrowband-IoT network in India

Towards the vision of Digital India, BSNL in partnership with Skylotech India is to  achieve a breakthrough in satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things). This solution will enable India to have access to a ubiquitous fabric of connectivity for millions of yet unconnected machines, sensors and industrial IoT devices. 

This Narrowband IoT solution developed by Skylo connects with BSNLs satellite- ground infrastructure and provide PAN-India coverage, including Indian seas. It is a vast coverage and will not leave any dark patch within the boundary of India, from Kashmir &Ladakh to Kanyakumari, and from Gujarat to the North East, including the Indian seas. P K Purwar, CMD, BSNL said, “The solution is in line with BSNLs vision to leverage technology to provide affordable and innovative telecom services and products across customers segments. Skylo would also help provide critical data for the logistics sector to enable effective distribution of COVID-19vaccine in 2021and will be a big contributor in service to the nation.”

Agriculture, railways and fisheries are operating offline for more than centuries, the recent advancements in AI and IoT has not been experienced by them. Parthsarathy Trivedi, CEO and Co-founder, Skylo said this and added he felt proud to launch this feature in India first to transform lives and our domestic industries. This new technology supports the Department of Telecom and NITI Aayogs plan of bringing indigenous IoT connectivity to India’s core sectors. Indian Railways, fishing vessels, and enabling connected vehicles across India has been tested with this new technology. This new digital machine connectivity layer will serve as a supplement to smartphone-centric mobile & Wi-Fi networks, and covers India’s full geography to bring online new applications for the first time.

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