Tatas to offer satellite broadband services in India |
The Tata Group`s satellite communication service provider Nelco has applied for a license with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to offer satellite-based broadband services in India. The company will provide the services in collaboration with Canada-based satellite operator Telesat. To provide satellite-based communication services, including internet broadband, companies need to get a Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license from the government. Nelco with Telesat is the fresh applicant for the GMPCS license, and the government has sought more details from the company regarding their plans. Application from Nelco comes days after Elon Musk`s SpaceX-owned Starlink applied for the license to offer satellite communication services in India. A GMPCS license will help the companies offer voice and data services through satellite. The license is issued for a period of 20 years, allowing firms to offer satellite communication services in licensed service areas. At present, the government has issued licenses to Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications, a unit of Reliance Jio to offer satellite-based internet services. Nelco becomes the fourth player in the satellite communication segment that will offer broadband services in the country. In April, Nelco and Telesat conducted a first in-orbit demonstration of high-speed broadband connectivity in the country using the latter`s low earth orbit satellite.
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