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Chakri K August 19th, 2021 12:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

New Spacecom Policy Might Contribute to Satellite Broadband Boom In India

The Indian government is gearing up to notify the highly-anticipated new Spacecom policy, which will highlight the crucial role of LEO (low-earth orbit) satellite system operators in boosting broadband coverage, especially in rural areas. This comes while Bharti-backed OneWeb and SpaceX of Elon Musk are prepping to launch their high-speed satellite broadband services in the country in 2022. New Spacecom Policy As per DDG (satellite) in DoT, R Shakya, at... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 26th, 2021 7:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Faster Delivery of SATCOM Services Now Possible Due to New DoT Rules

Tech companies around the world, in collaboration with satellite companies, have recently come out in favour of the easing of interface standards by the government according to a report by ET Telecom. The companies have come out stating that it would be removing multiple artificial barriers to speed up bandwidth speeds and enable the delivery of affordable satellite dependent broadband and broadcasting services in the country. For those of you... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 11th, 2021 5:15 PM 10 COMMENTS

Satellite Broadband Can Introduce India to New Security Threats: Report

The upcoming age of connectivity with new technologies is going to bring new threats that the government will need to learn to counter in time. Satcom is one such industry that is expected to rise in the next few years in India. Major satellite broadband companies, including Bharti, owned OneWeb and Elon Musk’s Starlink, have plans for providing internet services from 2022 in India. According to an ET Telecom report,... Read More

Shloke Sarkar April 23rd, 2021 9:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Should Include Low-Bitrate Satellite Services in LF: SIA India

SIA-India on Friday said that the existing licensing framework of India should include low bitrate satellite services with a relaxation of terminal-by-terminal fees when it comes to IoT (Internet of Things) so as to ensure success in India, as per a report by ETTelecom. What Are The Implications Of The Inclusion? In a statement released by Director-General of SIA-India, Anil Prakash, it is mentioned that individual terminal-by-terminal fees should be... Read More

Sonali Rauthan April 19th, 2021 10:30 AM 4 COMMENTS

Satellite Broadband Industry Has a Bright Future

The progress of the satellite market is no news to us all, but the leap that the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband has made is quite intriguing. The satellite broadband market is likely to reach 3.5 million subscribers by the end of 2021. Assuming the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8%, the satellite broadband market will reach 5.2 million subscribers in 2026. According to a report from ABI Research,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 16th, 2021 6:59 PM 3 COMMENTS

SIA Asks DoT to Separate 28 GHz Spectrum for Satellite Communications

The Satcom Industry Association (SIA), India, has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to separate the frequencies in the 28 GHz band for satcom operations. The 28 GHz band includes bandwidth in the 27.5 GHz to 29.5 GHz range. According to an ET Telecom report, SIA has urged DoT to create a robust regulatory framework for the 28 MHz bandwidth. This is because SIA believes 5G would hurt the satcom... Read More