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.
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.
Last year, Mukesh Ambani-owned Jio Platforms and SES had formed a 51:49 joint venture to deliver fast broadband connectivity via satellites, entering a space where the likes of Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, Elon Musk-owned Starlink, Amazon and the Tatas have also announced their entries.
Last year, Mukesh Ambani-owned Jio Platforms and SES had formed a 51:49 joint venture to deliver fast broadband connectivity via satellites, entering a space where the likes of Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, Elon Musk-owned Starlink, Amazon and the Tatas have also announced their entries.