NEW DELH: A local factory for Tesla’s electric cars may be some time away, but Elon Musk‘s satellite communications venture Starlink has finally received a go-ahead from govt to launch services in the country.Starlink got approval for three licences – Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS), Commercial Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), and Internet…
NEW DELHI: Spectrum for satellite connectivity in rural and hard-to-reach areas can be given on shared basis but when it comes to urban areas, regulator Trai and govt need to come out with a policy that “does not discriminate” against the terrestrial providers, Sunil Mittal, chairman of Bharti group, said on Friday.Satellite connectivity is indeed…
NEW DELHI: Amidst intense lobbying by incumbent telecom operators — led by Reliance Jio and Airtel — against administrative allocation of spectrum to multi-national satcom providers like Elon Musk’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper, govt on Wednesday said it will ensure a “level-playing field” between the two technologies.“Spectrum assigned administratively are also chargeable and hence…