Hughes Communications India Ltd, a majority owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, has won two significant contracts in relation to R-APDRP in Rajasthan and Karnataka.

The first contract was awarded for Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam in Rajasthan under which Hughes will provide broadband satellite services connecting 825 locations. The second contract was awarded for the five utility companies in Karnataka to deploy a network of 713 satellite terminals where Hughes is the secondary network bandwidth service provider.

In both the states, Hughes will expand the R-APDRP solutions platform to urban and rural areas. The Rajasthan and the Karnataka agreements have been signed on for three and five years, respectively, a Hughes statement said.