ST Engineering iDirect inks satellite broadband partnership with BSNL

NEW DELHI: U.S.-based ST Engineering iDirect said it has inked a partnership with India’s Bharat Sanchar Sanchar Nigam Limited to provide satellite broadband to the Indian islands of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.

The partnership, which comes as a part of Universal Service Obligation (USO) funded by the Department of Telecommunications, will help BSNL to provide internet and 2G, 3G, and 4G services to the islands by utilizing iDirect’s Newtec Dialog platform.

According to a statement, the deployment of the Dialog multi-service platform will further deliver cost-effective, fiber-like connectivity to the islands to spur social and economic growth.