Under contracts signed in 2018, India’s three major state-owned oil companies selected Hughes India and its JUPITER™ System to automate their retail networking nationwide. Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) will each rely on a HughesON™ Managed Services Solution with the JUPITER System to upgrade connectivity across 19,000 locations collectively to increase the speed of transactions and deliver accurate, real-time data across their retail operations.

“We are very proud to have been awarded these important projects by Indian Oil majors, IOCL, BPCL and HPCL,” said Partho Banerjee, president and managing director, Hughes Communications India, Ltd. “In addition to driving cost savings, our Hughes technology and managed services will help these companies take control over applications such as monitoring tank levels at petrol pump outlets, checking and reducing pilferage, and ensuring updated pricing across all retail outlets on a daily basis. It will also facilitate loyalty card administration, web-based applications and banking transactions, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction and achieving transparency in their operations.”

The comprehensive HughesON Managed Network Solution encompasses end-to-end implementation and support of the JUPITER System, including VSAT (very small aperture terminal) rentals for 5 years. The world’s most widely deployed broadband satellite platform, the JUPITER System is designed with a wide range of advancements, including high-density gateways with lights-out operation, wideband DVB-S2X/ACM modulation for efficient bandwidth utilization, web acceleration/ caching, advanced compression and hardware security.

Centralized management by Hughes ensures high availability and uptime with 24/7 support and monitoring, relieving the oil companies from network issues while giving them immediate access to important data and remote operations.

In addition to the JUPITER System, BPCL selected the HughesON Managed SD-WAN solution for applicationlevel diversity. Employing both satellite and 4G cellular connectivity, it provides a scalable, high-availability network for high-availability data collection of credit card transactions and loyalty and discount programs.