New Delhi: OneWeb India, a subsidiary of eutelsat Group and supported by India telecom giantBharti Group on Tuesday received the necessary authorization from space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe) to launch commercial satellite broadband services in India. With the approval, OneWeb India becomes the first company in India to receive approval for satellite broadband services. However, so farsatellite spectrum has been allotted to the company, it cannot start its services.
In a post on X, Eutelsat OneWeb said, “We have received the necessary authorizations from INSPAce India to launch commercial satellite broadband services in India. This authorization means that we can start services as soon as the spectrum allocation is allowed by the government.
IN-SPACe said in a statement that the approval for Eutelsat OneWeb’s constellation was valid for a period of five years.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, President of Bharti Group and Vice Chairman (Co-Chairman) of the Board of Directors of Eutelsat Group, said: “We are pleased to see the green light from the Indian space regulator to launch Eutelsat OneWeb’s commercial satellite broadband services in India. Eutelsat OneWeb is ready to deploy as soon as it receives final spectrum authorization to launch commercial services.
OneWeb India already has the necessary licenses from the Department of Telecommunications to provide broadband services using satellite connectivity. The business has also received in-principle approval to set up and operate two gateways in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, which will secure the provision of critical high-speed, low-latency Internet connectivity to customers across India once the services are launched .
Before India’s approval, ISRO and its commercial arm NSIL had previously successfully launched 72 of OneWeb’s satellites into low Earth orbit in separate launches. With the 18th rocket launch in March this year, the total number of satellites launched for OneWeb by various space agencies has reached 618. The OneWeb constellation design calls for 588 satellites for global coverage with additional satellites planned for flexibility and redundancy.
By the end of the year, OneWeb will be ready to launch global coverage, enhancing its existing connectivity solutions that already live in areas north of 50-degree latitude as it brings new areas online by partnering with leading providers. Is.
The $400 billion global commercial space market is expected to grow to $1 trillion by 2030, but India currently has only a 2% share – about $8 billion – which the Modi government wants to change. The government recently said that India is expected to have an income worth $40 billion by 2040.
In a post on X, Eutelsat OneWeb said, “We have received the necessary authorizations from INSPAce India to launch commercial satellite broadband services in India. This authorization means that we can start services as soon as the spectrum allocation is allowed by the government.
IN-SPACe said in a statement that the approval for Eutelsat OneWeb’s constellation was valid for a period of five years.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, President of Bharti Group and Vice Chairman (Co-Chairman) of the Board of Directors of Eutelsat Group, said: “We are pleased to see the green light from the Indian space regulator to launch Eutelsat OneWeb’s commercial satellite broadband services in India. Eutelsat OneWeb is ready to deploy as soon as it receives final spectrum authorization to launch commercial services.
OneWeb India already has the necessary licenses from the Department of Telecommunications to provide broadband services using satellite connectivity. The business has also received in-principle approval to set up and operate two gateways in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, which will secure the provision of critical high-speed, low-latency Internet connectivity to customers across India once the services are launched .
Before India’s approval, ISRO and its commercial arm NSIL had previously successfully launched 72 of OneWeb’s satellites into low Earth orbit in separate launches. With the 18th rocket launch in March this year, the total number of satellites launched for OneWeb by various space agencies has reached 618. The OneWeb constellation design calls for 588 satellites for global coverage with additional satellites planned for flexibility and redundancy.
By the end of the year, OneWeb will be ready to launch global coverage, enhancing its existing connectivity solutions that already live in areas north of 50-degree latitude as it brings new areas online by partnering with leading providers. Is.
The $400 billion global commercial space market is expected to grow to $1 trillion by 2030, but India currently has only a 2% share – about $8 billion – which the Modi government wants to change. The government recently said that India is expected to have an income worth $40 billion by 2040.
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