New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Reliance Jio has showcased its proposed 1,600-satellite Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday, October 8.

There are 23 ground stations in the plan to ensure connectivity in remote villages, islands, and border areas where conventional mobile towers and fibre networks are difficult to deploy, according to Jio's presentation at India Mobile Congress 2026.

The project was unveiled by Jio with its vision, 'Sovereign Satellite Connectivity'. The network, the company claimed, would be able to cover land and sea areas, as well as areas with more than 600,000 villages. The system will also be integrated with Jio's terrestrial network, establishing a hybrid satellite-t...