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Astrome: Making 5G and Rural Broadband
Network Affordable
Astrome, a Bengaluru-based for telecom and 5G. “Today, a
start-up, is pioneering the future lot of our telecom equipment is
of millimeter wave wireless imported. And with the coming
communication – be it on earth of products like ours, and other
or from space. They are working companies that are bringing in
on building innovative and different solutions, we will be able
affordable products for terrestrial to come together and reduce this
and satellite communication import bill. Our products will help
networks. Our Doordarshan team India deploy rural broadband and
talked to the co-founder 5G infrastructure at
and CEO of Astrome, much cheaper cost
Neha Satak. and fasterate. That’s
“When we started the goal we are all
Astrome, my co-founder working towards,”
(Prasad H. L. Bhat) Satak further said.
and I, the thinking was Expressing happiness
that we want to use over Astrome’s
technology to solve a mention in 'Mann ki
problem which is going Baat', Satak said, “It’s
to affect the masses. a really great honour
Connectivity is one thing to be mentioned by
which affects all of us the Prime Minister
and with the pandemic, (in his address). The
this has become even work we are doing is
more pronounced. We being appreciated at
started developing tech the national level. We
for space as well as for now feel even more
the 5G infra along the responsible that we
way,” Satak said. have to do better and
“The tech we are we have to succeed on
building is very unique. It a global level. That’s
is the world’s first implementation what we feel this recognition has
of multi-beam e-band radio. done for us. It has given us a lot
This tech will help the telecom of strength and motivation to go
operators to reduce the cost of global.”
telecom infrastructure by about 50
Astrome is also helping the
per cent and will help them deploy defence (forces) to have
5G and rural broadband network
connectivity along the border
faster. We have also patented this areas. In addition, their products
technology,” she added.
help consumers and businesses
Astrome envisions bringing down in India to get reliable and
the import bill of the country inexpensive satellite connectivity.
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