Satellite internet is currently in discussion in India. Especially after Starlink’s announcement of partnership with Jio and Airtel. Starlink has not received approval to start operations in India, but the company has tied up with Jio and Airtel to sell its devices.
However, satellite spectrums have not yet been released in India. According to the report by Reuters, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, or TRAI, may propose to issue a five -year broadband spectrum to check the initial market trend.
Jerk for Elon Musk
If this happens, Elon Musk will get a big shock, who wants a 20 -year permit. Reuters have given this information to the senior government official. TRAI is working on sending the proposal to the government. This proposal will be on the price and duration of the spectrum. That is, the price of the spectrum should be and for how many days it should be released.
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It is believed that the satellite spectrum will be divided in an administrative manner by not issuing the spectrum through auction. However, there is not much information on how this partition of spectrum will be done. Telecom spectrum in India has been released through auction so far. Jio and Airtel are already opposed to issuing spectrum in an administrative manner. At the same time, Elon Musk wants this satellite spectrum to be divided in an administrative manner.
Jio and Airtel were protesting
Recently, Elon Musk has partnered with both Jio and Airtel regarding Starlink. Under this partnership, the devices of Starlink will be available for sale at Jio and Airtel’s online and offline stores. There is no information on when these devices will be available and when the Starlink service will start.
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The shocking thing about this partnership is that in October last year, Jio and Airtel opposed the Starlink. This protest was about the process of issuing spectrum. While the government was talking about issuing the spectrum in an administrative manner, Jio and Airtel were demanding to release it under the auction.
