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OneWeb, Viasat apply for licence to offer satellite broadband in India
- Wednesday | 16th June, 2021
OneWeb and US-based Viasat Inc have reportedly sought approvals to provide high-speed satellite broadband services in India. While OneWeb has applied for a global mobile personal communication system (GMPCS) licence with the country’s telecom department (DoT), Viasat has sought permission to use two of its Ka-band ViaSat-3 satellites to serve India. This happens at a time when Indian telecom operators are locking horns with satellite companies over allocation of spectrum in the 28 GHz band for satellite communications services. Spectrum in the 27.5 GHz to 29.5 GHz band is used exclusively by satellite players like OneWeb but is also considered super-efficient for 5G. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) already said that the current licensing framework of DoT, for satellite based services, such as OneWeb, has limitations with respect to the proposed satellite based low bit-rate services.
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