Starlink India Applies For (DoT) License to Bring Satellite Broadband in India. The Elon Musk-owned company applied for the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license with the DoT last week. SpaceX, the parent company of Starlink, has reportedly applied for a license with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to bring satellite-based broadband to India. The competition within India’s space internet segment is heating up as Starlink gears for its launch in the country, with players including Airtel, Reliance, Amazon, and others also looking at a potentially $13 Bn market by 2025. Since the company also needs ground-based satellite gateways in India, it needs to receive approval from the Indian National Space Promotion & Authorization Centre (IN-Space) to establish them. First, Starlink India needs to obtain the approval of the Department of Space and receive spectrum for delivering satellite broadband. Starlink has the largest space broadband conste...
Starlink India Applies For (DoT) License to Bring Satellite Broadband in India. The Elon Musk-owned company applied for the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license with the DoT last week. SpaceX, the parent company of Starlink, has reportedly applied for a license with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to bring satellite-based broadband to India. The competition within India’s space internet segment is heating up as Starlink gears for its launch in the country, with players including Airtel, Reliance, Amazon, and others also looking at a potentially $13 Bn market by 2025. Since the company also needs ground-based satellite gateways in India, it needs to receive approval from the Indian National Space Promotion & Authorization Centre (IN-Space) to establish them. First, Starlink India needs to obtain the approval of the Department of Space and receive spectrum for delivering satellite broadband. Starlink has the largest space broadband conste...