🚀 Session 2 | Strategic Connectivity, Telecommunication & Infrastructure in the Northeast The session reinforced the need for a hybrid and resilient connectivity architecture, combining fibre, microwave and satellite according to the region’s diverse geography and requirements—while ensuring that connectivity reaches the last mile and remains available when communities need it most. 💬 Key perspectives from the session: “When terrestrial connectivity is disrupted from every direction, there must be another layer of communication that can continue to serve people. This is where space-based connectivity can become a critical solution, providing the resilience needed to make connectivity truly strategic.” - Shri Rajendra Meshram, Additional Director General, Assam LSA “Strategic connectivity must also mean resilience. Every critical infrastructure system should have a failover mode—a second layer of connectivity that can take over when the primary network does not work. Sovereignty and resilience must therefore be at the centre of our connectivity strategy.” - Shri Praneet Kumar, Partner, Deloitte “The most effective model for the Northeast is not fibre versus microwave versus satellite. It is fibre plus microwave plus satellite—deployed intelligently according to geography, technical feasibility, economics and service requirements.” - Shri satyendra kumar Deka, PGM (CFA), BSNL Assam “Being connectivity-covered is not the same as being connectivity-assured. In a disaster, a hospital cannot afford to lose communication... The real question is whether our critical infrastructure can remain connected when everything else fails.” - Shri Sanjay Gupta, Director – Enterprise Business, Hughes Communications India “Satellite should not be viewed merely as an emergency backup communication system. Particularly for the Northeast, it should be recognised as critical core infrastructure—just like fibre and roads—and integrated into policy as a key component for building a truly resilient network.” - Shri Vinod Kaul, Regional Vice President – Asia, Gilat Satellite Networks 🌐 From connectivity to connectivity assurance — building a resilient digital Northeast. #NorthEastIndia #SpaceWorkshop2026 #Telecommunications #DigitalConnectivity #StrategicConnectivity #Guwahati #NationalSpaceDay2026 @AnilPra28432993 | @isro | @INSPACeIND | @MEAIndia | @MDoNER_India | @MSDESkillIndia | @startupindia | @investindia | @mygovassam | @sikkimgovt | @govt_of_manipur | @mygovtripura | @MyGovArunachal | @NEC_GoI | @NECTAR_DST | @NEDFi_Official | @cdacindia | @NIELITIndia