Hughes India Connects 12,000 Plus ATMs and Bank Branches
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Hughes Communications India Limited (HCIL) has connected over 12,000 off-site ATMs and rural bank branches with a secure broadband satellite network in 2014. Valued at INR 300 million, the new contracts were awarded to Hughes by eight different banks including Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, Dena Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, and Odissa Gramya Bank. Shivaji Chatterjee, head of Enterprise Business at HCIL said, “One of the biggest bottlenecks facing development in India is the lack of financial inclusion for the masses in under-served areas. As the leading provider of VSAT connectivity in India, Hughes has been at the forefront in helping fulfill Prime Minister Modi’s mission (Jan Dhan Yojana) to put development on the fast track by ensuring that almost every Indian across 600,000 villages has access to banking services. It is a proud moment for us...