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Bengaluru-based tech-start up deploys first-of-its-kind wireless 4G, 5G connectivity

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Bengaluru-based tech start-up Astrome Technologies has completed its first successful deployment of GigaMesh, a product that facilitates 4G and 5G connectivity, in rural parts of Karnataka.

The start-up, incubated at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, deployed GigaMesh to provide internet connectivity to a school at Nidavanda village in Bangalore Rural district.

GigaMesh is a transceiver (transmitter and receiver), with the ability to transmit high-speed data wirelessly. Manjunath Rao, Technical Sales Manager, Astrome Technologies, said that two GigaMesh devices are used for the purpose. (Express photo)

GigaMesh is a transceiver (transmitter and receiver) with the ability to transmit high-speed data wirelessly. Manjunath Rao, technical sales manager, Astrome Technologies, said that two GigaMesh devices are used for the purpose.

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One device was connected to the BharathNet internet facility at Sompura Gram Panchayat and another at the Government Primary School in Nidavanda. “Both transceivers should be in the line of sight for effective transmission of data. At Sompura, a GigaMesh was installed atop a tower, while it was atop a building at Nidavanda village,” he said.

The device at Nidavanda was connected to the school wi-fi access point with the help of a 100-meter fiber cable. Earlier, remote villages were connected physically with the help of optical fiber cables which was a costly exercise. “These devices ensure that internet connectivity is provided wirelessly and at a lower cost,” he added.

“We are very glad to see the first deployment under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) contract being accepted so well. Through this, we have managed to bring high-speed connectivity to Nidavanda village and are looking forward to more such successful deployments in the future,” Neha Sataka, founder and CEO of Astrome Technologies, said in a statement.

The transmission helped provide online education to government school students by teachers of a Bengaluru-based NGO eVidyaloka.

The project was awarded by USOF of the Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications.

(Subhashini Ramasamy is an intern with the Indian Express)

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