Elon Musk s visit to India involves discussions on Tesla and Starlink. The competition in India s satcom sector includes major players like Mukesh Ambani s Reliance Jio, Luxembourg s SES, and Amazon s Project Kuiper. The space economy in India shows significant growth potential. Approvals to Elon Musk-owned Starlink for starting satcom services in India are stuck with the communications ministry seeking clarity from the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) about mandatory ownership disclosure rules
Airtel and Jio stand sharply divided on various issues related to satcom and have battled each other over complexities that surround satcom. The rivalry between the two biggies, with other satcom players also divided sharply, continues. A few days ago, they locked horns over the usage and price of satcom.
Trai: Lately, the allocation of airwaves to satellite players has become one of the contentious issues with the former seeking administrative allocation while terrestrial network operators arguing for an auction route citing level-playing field.
Satcom Spectrum: "In response to media reports around seeking the flexible usage of satellite spectrum, on the onset, ISpA would like to state that this submission seems to be an effort to mislead and derail the spectrum allocation process for preferred launch of SatCom services," ISpA Director General Lt Gen A K Bhatt (retd) told PTI.
Reliance Jio: Further, he said the top court had held that spectrum can only be “alienated” by auction. “Nothing in the court’s reasoning indicates that this conclusion would not only apply to alienation of spectrum for the purpose of satellite-based communication services,” Radhakrishnan said in his legal opinion sought by Jio, a copy of which has been seen by ET.