Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel escalate rivalry as Bharti-backed OneWeb India, a part of Eutelsat Group, secures IN-SPACe approval for satellite broadband services. The milestone, following OneWeb s merger with Eutelsat, marks the first nod in India. IN-SPACe s approval is crucial for satellite service providers, enhancing competition in India s telecom sector.
As per officials aware of the details, OneWeb has told the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that since the company recently merged with France s Eutelsat, it needs more time to provide the network details.
Satcom License: After mobility, broadband-from-space services could be the next big battlefield between entities led by billionaire industrialists Mukesh Ambani who owns Jio Satellite and Sunil Mittal, whose Bharti Enterprises owns a majority stake in OneWeb. They will be pushed by the likes of Elon Musk’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper, all of whom are trying to launch services quickly to get a first-mover advantage.
"Trai chairperson will decide on the recommendation. We are almost ready with recommendations on satellite spectrum allocation but the final call will be taken by the chairperson," a senior Trai official said.