ISRO Chief: India Will Get 100 Gbps Internet Speed All Over, With Launch Of 3 GSAT Satellites

The largest consumer of mobile data in the world, India ranks a woeful 109th globally when it comes to Internet access speed, according to a March 2018 report. The country's wired broadband speed is marginally better, but still embarrassingly low.

But all this will soon be history, according to ISRO Chief K Sivan, who claims India will soon get 100 Gbps internet across the country.

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Speaking at a convocation ceremony yesterday, K Sivan said high speed Internet connectivity is just around the corner for all Indians to enjoy, thanks to the launch of three new GSAT communication satellites within the next one year.

"India has the world's second largest Internet user base," K Sivan was quoted as saying. "But, our present broadband speed is 76th in the world. ISRO has already launched GSAT-19 in June 2017. This year, ISRO will launch GSAT-11 and GSAT-29 and early next year, GSAT-20 will be launched."

All these are high throughput satellites and together they will provide more than 100 Gbps high bandwidth connectivity across the country, he said.

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More on GSAT-11, GSAT-20 and G-SAT 29 satellites

GSAT-11 is an advanced communication satellite employing a new class of bus weighing 4000-6000 Kg. It includes a new Ka x Ku-Band Forward Link Transponders and Ku x Ka band Return Link Transponders for high speed data connectivity.

GSAT-29 is configured around ISRO¡¯s Enhanced I-3K Bus and will be the payload for second developmental flight of GSLV-MkIII. It carries Ka x Ku multi-beam and optical communication payloads for the first time. The mission targets for Village Resource Centres (VRC) in rural areas to bridge the digital divide.

GSAT 20 is reportedly built on the I-6K unified modular bus and features a Ka-band high-throughput communications payload with 70 Gbps throughput utilizing multiple spot beams providing broadband services across the Indian region.