Astrome, a Bengaluru-based deeptech startup, has inked pact with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to trial connectivity in 15 villages across the country on a pilot basis. To this end, Astrome will be using its GigaMesh network solution.
GigaMesh, developed by Astrome, is a multi-beam E-band Radio that is able to communicate from one tower to multiple towers simultaneously while delivering multi-gigabyte per second throughput to each of these towers. GigaMesh network solution provides wireless fibre-like backhaul capacity and pave the way for 5G. Meanwhile, a single GigaMesh device is said to provide up to 40 links with more than 2 Gbps capacity, communicating up to a range of 10 kilometres.
Through this partnership, Astrome and the DoT plans to scale their pilot to more rural parts of India based on the outcome of this trial. Astrome has been working to expedite the implementation of 5G and rural telecommunications infrastructure through its millimeter-wave E-band (71-76GHz and 81-86GHz) radios and satellite communication solutions.
