OneWeb is expected to get an interim spectrum allocation to launch commercial satcom service in the country. Elon Musk’s Starlink has, so far, only tapped lightly regulated markets. India mandates gateways, legal interceptions and licences from the telecom department and IN-SPACe.
Hughes has applied for a licence for in-flight and maritime connectivity that will allow access to mobile services during air travel and ship voyage within Indian air space and territorial waters.
Indian Navy had awarded a Rs 3,500-crore contract to Sterlite Tech in February for designing, building and managing its communications network.
The Company has been contracted to connect 27,000 offsite ATMs with a secure broadband satellite network over the next two years.
Partners with NIIT Technologies to deliver satellite connectivity under mission-mode Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System project.