BSNL ties up with Viasat to roll out multi-band satellite upgrade for Indian Navy

NEW DELHI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Wednesday announced a partnership with satellite communications firm Viasat to support the next phase of the Indian Navy’s satellite communication upgrade programme, scheduled to begin later this month.

Under the agreement between BSNL and the Indian defence forces, Viasat’s high-capacity Ka-band satellite systems will be deployed alongside the existing L-band infrastructure.