Satellite Internet
TRAI is soon going to allocate spectrum to start satellite internet service in India. The telecom regulator has made preparations for this. TRAI has sought suggestions from stakeholders for pricing and allocation of spectrum etc. For the last two years, Elon Musk’s company Starlink has been at the forefront in the race for satellite internet service in India. At the same time, both the leading telecom operators Airtel and Jio have also geared up for satellite internet service.
Elon Musk lags behind in the race
Service providers are preparing to start their services only after the spectrum allocation process is completed. Elon Musk’s company Starlink had applied to start satellite internet service in India in October 2022 itself. At the same time, another foreign company Amazon is also going to launch satellite internet service in the Indian market. However, both these foreign companies seem to be lagging behind in this race.
Jio and Airtel have made preparations
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given approval to Airtel’s Eutelsat Oneweb and Jio’s SES satellite internet service to start services. They just have to wait for spectrum allocation. At the same time, Elon Musk’s company and Amazon have not yet completed the security related compliance. DoT has written a letter to both these companies regarding this. Besides, the Department of Telecommunications will also send reminders to these companies if compliance is not complete.
Satellite internet is the magic bullet
Recently, Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal had called satellite internet service as a magic bullet. Sunil Mittal says that through this we will be able to connect any area of the country to the internet. Especially in those remote areas where even terrestrial mobile network has not reached. 2 billion people of the world are still deprived of internet service. In such a situation, it is being considered a very important technology for the future. With the launch of satellite internet service, telecom operators will be able to provide network to every area of the country.
At present, there are 20 to 25 percent areas of the country where people do not get proper internet connectivity. In such a situation, satellite internet has become their only solution. The government is engaged in infrastructure development in the country under the Gatishakti scheme. Satellite internet service is also an important link of this scheme. With the launch of the service, internet service will also reach those 5 percent of Indian people who are currently living outside the internet service area.
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