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Hughes to Join UK Government and Bharti Enterprises in New OneWeb Consortium

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Monday, July 27, 2020
Telecommunications, Economy of India, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Sunil Mittal, Bharti Enterprises, Bharti, Satellite Internet access, Hughes Network Systems, Mittal, EchoStar, OneWeb, Hughes Europe

GERMANTOWN, Md., July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced its participation in the winning consortium, led by the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises ("Bharti"), that will acquire OneWeb out of bankruptcy.

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  • GERMANTOWN, Md., July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced its participation in the winning consortium, led by the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises ("Bharti"), that will acquire OneWeb out of bankruptcy.
  • "We are pleased to be part of this winning team, along with the British Government and Bharti," said Pradman Kaul, president, Hughes.
  • Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises said, "We are delighted to welcome Hughes to the consortium.
  • Through its Hughes Europe division, which is headquartered outside of London, and sister company EchoStar Mobile Limited, Hughes has worked closely with the U.K. Government.

Hughes to Join UK Government and Bharti Enterprises in New OneWeb Consortium

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Monday, July 27, 2020
Telecommunications, Economy of India, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Sunil Mittal, Bharti Enterprises, Satellite Internet access, Bharti, Hughes Network Systems, Mittal, EchoStar, Hughes Europe, OneWeb

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced its participation in the winning consortium, led by the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises ("Bharti"), that will acquire OneWeb out of bankruptcy.

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  • GERMANTOWN, Maryland, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced its participation in the winning consortium, led by the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises ("Bharti"), that will acquire OneWeb out of bankruptcy.
  • "We are pleased to be part of this winning team, along with the British Government and Bharti," said Pradman Kaul, president, Hughes.
  • Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises said, "We are delighted to welcome Hughes to the consortium.
  • Through its Hughes Europe division, which is headquartered outside of London, and sister company EchoStar Mobile Limited, Hughes has worked closely with the U.K. Government.

OneWeb Announces HMG and Bharti Global Limited Consortium as Winning Bidders in Court-supervised Sale Process

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Friday, July 3, 2020
Telecommunications, Spacecraft, Satellite Internet access, BSE SENSEX, Bharti Airtel, CNX Nifty, Vodafone, OneWeb, Satellite constellation, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh, Bharti

- OneWeb will look to resume operations as soon as possible and continue with progress towards providing global high-speed, low latency connectivity via its state-of-the-art satellite constellation.

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  • - OneWeb will look to resume operations as soon as possible and continue with progress towards providing global high-speed, low latency connectivity via its state-of-the-art satellite constellation.
  • The bid is designed to capitalise the company sufficiently as a going concern to effectuate the full end-to-end deployment of the OneWeb system.
  • Bharti, through Bharti Airtel, is the third largest mobile operator in the world, with over 425 million customers.
  • The combination of HMG and Bharti will bring immediate value as we develop as a global leader in low latency connectivity.

Bharti Airtel deploys Open vRAN with Altiostar

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Economy of India, Airtel Sri Lanka, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh, Bharti, 5G

TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Altiostar today announced that Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), India's largest integrated telecommunications services provider, has deployed Altiostar's open virtual radio access network (vRAN) solution.

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  • TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Altiostar today announced that Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), India's largest integrated telecommunications services provider, has deployed Altiostar's open virtual radio access network (vRAN) solution.
  • By partnering with Altiostar's Open vRAN software, Bharti Airtel can facilitate further innovation and cost efficiencies in their radio networks.
  • With cloud-based open vRAN technologies being the cornerstone for network slicing, Bharti Airtel is also setting the foundation for rolling out 5G services, applications and multiple use cases.
  • This collaborationwith Bharti Airtel is exciting because the size and breadth of its network will demonstrate the innovation and the disruption that open vRAN solutions are bringing to the industry," said Ashraf Dahod, President and CEO, Altiostar.

AIRTEL AND LIONSGATE STRIKE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, LAUNCH LIONSGATE PLAY IN INDIA

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Telecommunications, Companies, Bharti Airtel, Airtel Africa, Airtel Sri Lanka, Starz, Lionsgate, Airtel Bangladesh, Bharti, Airtel Zero

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), India's largest integrated telecommunications company, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Starzplay, the international premium subscription platform from Starz, have joined hands to bring premium content from Lionsgate Play to customers in India.

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  • MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), India's largest integrated telecommunications company, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Starzplay, the international premium subscription platform from Starz, have joined hands to bring premium content from Lionsgate Play to customers in India.
  • The partnership will give Airtel customers access to a deep portfolio of critically acclaimed and beloved Lionsgate feature film content, which will be available on Airtel Xstream app and web platforms.
  • Airtel Xstream app has a catalogue of over 10,000 movies and shows along with 400 TV channels.
  • Lionsgate India, one of the most recent entrants in the South Asian market, distributes premium content to linear and digital platforms across the region.

Airtel and Ciena to Build One of the World’s Largest Photonic Control Plane Networks for Delivering Ultra-fast Data Over 4G, 5G and FTTH

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Monday, February 25, 2019
Technology, Hardware, Internet, Networks, Software, Telecommunications, Bharti Airtel, Telecommunications, Companies, Airtel Sri Lanka, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh, Bharti, Ciena

Bharti Airtel, Indias leading telecommunications services provider, is deploying Cienas (NYSE: CIEN) coherent optical and intelligent software platforms to build one of the Worlds Largest Photonic Control Plane networks in India.

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  • Bharti Airtel, Indias leading telecommunications services provider, is deploying Cienas (NYSE: CIEN) coherent optical and intelligent software platforms to build one of the Worlds Largest Photonic Control Plane networks in India.
  • Randeep Sekhon, CTO Bharti Airtel said:Airtel has always pioneered the introduction of cutting-edge network technologies to serve its customers.
  • We are pleased to work with Ciena to build one of worlds largest optical spine and leaf networks, which is also a big step towards 5G readiness by leveraging our huge fiber assets.
  • By delivering best-in-class networking technology through high-touch consultative relationships, we build the worlds most agile networks with automation, openness and scale.