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Sunil Bharti-owned Bharti Group holds majority stake in OneWeb and HCIPL is a joint venture between Bharti Group and satellite services company Hughes.
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Hughes Communications India (HCIPL) and OneWeb have signed a six-year distribution partner agreement to provide Low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity services across India. In an interview to PTI, HCIPL, President and Managing Director, Shivaji Chatterjee said OneWeb will have an early-mover advantage in India, as competitors who are in fray to provide satellite communications service in India are either in the development stage or lag behind in data link speed.
OneWeb India Communications plans to invest up to Rs 100 crore in the project, which would, according to the Gujarat government, create 500 direct and indirect jobs, including jobs requiring telecom, electronics and instrumentation engineers.