Luxembourg-based SES, in an earlier consultation undertaken last year by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), had strongly opposed any auctioning of satellite spectrum and like all global satellite players such as Amazon, OneWeb, Starlink, Telesat and Hughes, had backed allotment via the administrative route.
Luxembourg-based SES, in an earlier consultation undertaken last year by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), had strongly opposed any auctioning of satellite spectrum and like all global satellite players such as Amazon, OneWeb, Starlink, Telesat and Hughes, had backed allotment via the administrative route.
The regulator has received comments from as many as 64 stakeholders with the likes of Elon Musks Starlink, Bharti-backed OneWeb, Jeff Bezos-led Amazon and Canadas Telesat directly engaging in the battle over satellite spectrum allotment in India.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has now sought counter-comments by June 22 instead of the earlier June 15 deadline following requests from stakeholders for more time.