Technology Development Board (TDB), a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology, said it will support Bengaluru-based telecom startup Astrome Technologies in the productization and commercialization of the GigaMesh solution for delivering 4G and 5G telecom as well as internet services to the rural and defence sectors.
“To solve Internet Woes of Rural India, TDB has agreed to provide financial assistance of Rs 2.97 crores, out of the total project cost of Rs 19.79 crores to Astrome Technologies,” said a press statement by the Ministry of Science & Technology.
Astrome’s GigaMesh is essentially an E-band (60-90 GHz) radio that provides multi-point-to-point communication.
“The idea behind development of GigaMesh is that fibre-like capacity is needed at every telecom site but deploying the same at each site is not feasible, due to cost and access related…
