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OneWeb backed by Bharti Airtel has reportedly got a license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to provide global mobile personal communication by satellite or very small aperture terminal services in India. It was just reported by CNBC-Awaaz while citing sources that this license has been given for 20 years. With this, the company plans to offer satellite broadband services by May 2022 in India, claims ET Telecom.
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OneWeb is a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, co-owned by the UK government and Bharti group. The satcom company is in plans to compete against the likes of Starlink from Elon Musk and Project Kuiper from Amazon that operate in the nascent satellite broadband segment.
Back in June this year, OneWeb reportedly applied for a GMPCS (global mobile personal communication by satellite) license.
Satellite Bandwidth For Remote Regions
Previously, Sunil Mittal, the chairman of Bharti Enterprises said that the satcom company OneWeb would operate on a B2B model in the country. It was stated that the company will offer its satellite broadband to telcos to enable them to provide cellular backhaul in the country’s remote regions. Also, it aims to provide satellite bandwidth to the armed forces that are camped in the Himalayas. Notably, the bandwidth capacity will be offered to shipping agencies, the forest department and the railways.
Back in July, it was reported that the telecom department’s decision-making body – DCC (Digital Communications Commission) has accepted the suggestion of TRAI to let VSAT operators offer satellite-based cellular backhaul to telcos. This will ensure uninterrupted mobile broadband connectivity in remote regions.
