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Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India ramps up satellite monitoring, spectrum safeguards to secure national interests ahead of satcom boom
As satellite-based communication services near commercial rollout, the Indian government is stepping up efforts to secure national interests amid expected dominance by global players such as Elon Musk's Starlink, Jeff Bezos-led Amazon Kuiper, and Eutelsat OneWeb. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Officials aware of the matter told The Economic Times that a slew of strategic measures are being finalized to boost domestic capabilities in the satcom space. These include setting up a satellite monitoring facility with an outlay of over Rs 930 crore, reserving spectrum and orbital resources for Indian non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) operators, and creating a favourable regulatory ecosystem for establishing gateways within India. 'Some of the measures are likely to be announced through the new Telecom Policy, which will create a roadmap for the next five years or by 2030,' said one official. Another official said the Digital Communications Commission (DCC)—the top inter-ministerial panel within the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)—has already cleared the proposal for the satellite monitoring facility. This facility will track both Indian and foreign satellites operating over Indian airspace and monitor satellite-based communication services. 'Apart from monitoring, the facility would be helpful for mitigating interference from adjacent satellites in the Indian sky and there would be better coordination,' the official added. At present, India has limited presence in the low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications market, which is gaining traction due to its high-speed, low-latency potential. In contrast, global players are expanding rapidly: Starlink already has nearly 7,000 satellites in orbit, Amazon Kuiper plans to launch more than 3,000, and Eutelsat OneWeb currently operates over 600 satellites. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now While the Bharti Group holds the largest stake in Eutelsat OneWeb, its operational capacity still falls short of Starlink and Kuiper. 'There is no India LEO satellite operator as of now, but the situation may change in future and that is why the government does not want Indian entities to be on the backfoot,' the official noted, adding that spectrum and orbital slots would be reserved for upcoming Indian ventures. The government is also considering enabling frameworks to promote ground stations and gateway infrastructure from India, potentially allowing the country to serve as a regional hub. These gateways—critical for supporting NGSO satellite constellations—are complex and capital-intensive installations comprising multiple antennas. 'The law enforcement agencies can take a call which countries can be allowed to be served from Indian gateways,' the official said. According to IN-SPACe, India's space economy has the potential to reach $44 billion by 2033, up from a current global share of just 2 per cent to a projected 8 per cent. The commercial rollout of satcom services is expected in the coming months, contingent on spectrum allocation by DoT. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already recommended that satcom spectrum be administratively allocated for five years at a fee of 4 per cent of adjusted gross revenue (AGR). 'Already there are many startups in the satcom space, and the government wants India to emerge as a major player in the satellite market. The regulatory framework will be streamlined and simplified to unlock the potential of the satellite market,' said the second official. The preliminary draft of the new telecom policy is expected to include these structural changes, with a focus on building domestic capacity while maintaining sovereign control over satellite infrastructure and data.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Centre to safeguard national interests as global satcom players seek entry
With satcom services set to be mainstreamed soon, the government is prioritising national safeguards in light of the expected overseas dominance of firms such as Elon Musk-owned Starlink , Jeff Bezos-led Amazon Kuiper , and Eutelsat OneWeb . Officials aware of the details told ET among the measures that will be taken include setting up a satcom monitoring facility with an outlay of over '900 crore to track satellites (Indian and foreign) over Indian skies, reserving orbital and spectrum resources for upcoming Indian satellites, especially NGSO (non- geostationary), and having a favourable ecosystem to set up gateways in India, that will serve local and global operations. "Some of the measures are likely to be announced through the new Telecom Policy , which will create a roadmap for the next five years or by 2030," said one of the officials. A second official said the Digital Communications Commission (DCC), which is an inter-ministerial panel and the highest decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has already cleared the proposal for setting up the satellite monitoring facility with an outlay of around '930 crore. The facility, once operational, will monitor both local and foreign satellites over Indian skies and satellite-based communication services in the country. "Apart from monitoring, the facility would be helpful for mitigating interference from adjacent satellites in the Indian sky and there would be better coordination," the official said. Currently, the Indian participation is minimal in the satcom market, particularly in the low-earth orbit (LEO), which is increasingly becoming lucrative from a communications point of view. US Billionaires Starlink is the dominant player with around 7,000 satellites already in orbit. Amazon Kuiper, too, is going to have more than 3,000 satellites, while Eutelsat OneWeb has more than 600 satellites in the sky. The Bharti Group is the largest stakeholder in Eutelsat OneWeb, but its capacity is far lower than Starlink and what Kuiper can offer in the coming years. There is no India LEO satellite operator as of now, but the situation may change in future and that is why the government does not want Indian entities to be on the backfoot when they consider entering in the coming years, towards which resources would be reserved for them, officials said. "Already there are many startups in the satcom space, and the government wants India to emerge as a major player in the satellite market. The regulatory framework will be streamlined and simplified to unlock the potential of the satellite market," said the second official. The preliminary draft of the new telecom policy calls for establishing an effective regulatory framework to safeguard the country's interests and sovereign rights to keep optimal orbital and spectrum resources for upcoming Indian satellites, especially NGSO. Also, there would be an enabling framework for provisioning ground stations as a service (GSaaS) from India on a global level. India can act as a hub of gateways for serving countries. Setting up satellite earth station gateways for NGSO systems is a capital-intensive exercise and also very complex in nature consisting of multiple antennas. The NGSO operators, therefore, want to establish an optimum number of gateways to serve various jurisdictions across the globe.
Economic Times
25-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Centre to safeguard national interests as global Satcom players seek entry
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel With satcom services set to be mainstreamed soon, the government is prioritising national safeguards in light of the expected overseas dominance of firms such as Elon Musk-owned Starlink , Jeff Bezos-led Amazon Kuiper , and Eutelsat OneWeb Officials aware of the details told ET among the measures that will be taken include setting up a satcom monitoring facility with an outlay of over '900 crore to track satellites (Indian and foreign) over Indian skies, reserving orbital and spectrum resources for upcoming Indian satellites, especially NGSO (non- geostationary), and having a favourable ecosystem to set up gateways in India, that will serve local and global operations."Some of the measures are likely to be announced through the new Telecom Policy, which will create a roadmap for the next five years or by 2030," said one of the officials.A second official said the Digital Communications Commission (DCC), which is an inter-ministerial panel and the highest decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has already cleared the proposal for setting up the satellite monitoring facility with an outlay of around '930 facility, once operational, will monitor both local and foreign satellites over Indian skies and satellite-based communication services in the country. "Apart from monitoring, the facility would be helpful for mitigating interference from adjacent satellites in the Indian sky and there would be better coordination," the official the Indian participation is minimal in the satcom market, particularly in the low-earth orbit (LEO), which is increasingly becoming lucrative from a communications point of is the dominant player with around 7,000 satellites already in orbit. Amazon Kuiper, too, is going to have more than 3,000 satellites, while Eutelsat OneWeb has more than 600 satellites in the sky. The Bharti Group is the largest stakeholder in Eutelsat OneWeb, but its capacity is far lower than Starlink and what Kuiper can offer in the coming is no India LEO satellite operator as of now, but the situation may change in future and that is why the government does not want Indian entities to be on the backfoot when they consider entering in the coming years, towards which resources would be reserved for them, officials said."Already there are many startups in the satcom space, and the government wants India to emerge as a major player in the satellite market. The regulatory framework will be streamlined and simplified to unlock the potential of the satellite market," said the second preliminary draft of the new telecom policy calls for establishing an effective regulatory framework to safeguard the country's interests and sovereign rights to keep optimal orbital and spectrum resources for upcoming Indian satellites, especially NGSO. Also, there would be an enabling framework for provisioning ground stations as a service (GSaaS) from India on a global level. India can act as a hub of gateways for serving up satellite earth station gateways for NGSO systems is a capital-intensive exercise and also very complex in nature consisting of multiple antennas. The NGSO operators, therefore, want to establish an optimum number of gateways to serve various jurisdictions across the globe.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Centre to safeguard national interests as global Satcom players seek entry
With satcom services set to be mainstreamed soon, the government is prioritising national safeguards in light of the expected overseas dominance of firms such as Elon Musk-owned Starlink , Jeff Bezos-led Amazon Kuiper , and Eutelsat OneWeb . Officials aware of the details told ET among the measures that will be taken include setting up a satcom monitoring facility with an outlay of over '900 crore to track satellites (Indian and foreign) over Indian skies, reserving orbital and spectrum resources for upcoming Indian satellites, especially NGSO (non- geostationary), and having a favourable ecosystem to set up gateways in India, that will serve local and global operations. "Some of the measures are likely to be announced through the new Telecom Policy, which will create a roadmap for the next five years or by 2030," said one of the officials. A second official said the Digital Communications Commission (DCC), which is an inter-ministerial panel and the highest decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has already cleared the proposal for setting up the satellite monitoring facility with an outlay of around '930 crore. Live Events The facility, once operational, will monitor both local and foreign satellites over Indian skies and satellite-based communication services in the country. "Apart from monitoring, the facility would be helpful for mitigating interference from adjacent satellites in the Indian sky and there would be better coordination," the official said. Currently, the Indian participation is minimal in the satcom market, particularly in the low-earth orbit (LEO), which is increasingly becoming lucrative from a communications point of view. US Billionaires Starlink is the dominant player with around 7,000 satellites already in orbit. Amazon Kuiper, too, is going to have more than 3,000 satellites, while Eutelsat OneWeb has more than 600 satellites in the sky. The Bharti Group is the largest stakeholder in Eutelsat OneWeb, but its capacity is far lower than Starlink and what Kuiper can offer in the coming years. There is no India LEO satellite operator as of now, but the situation may change in future and that is why the government does not want Indian entities to be on the backfoot when they consider entering in the coming years, towards which resources would be reserved for them, officials said. "Already there are many startups in the satcom space, and the government wants India to emerge as a major player in the satellite market. The regulatory framework will be streamlined and simplified to unlock the potential of the satellite market," said the second official. The preliminary draft of the new telecom policy calls for establishing an effective regulatory framework to safeguard the country's interests and sovereign rights to keep optimal orbital and spectrum resources for upcoming Indian satellites, especially NGSO. Also, there would be an enabling framework for provisioning ground stations as a service (GSaaS) from India on a global level. India can act as a hub of gateways for serving countries. Setting up satellite earth station gateways for NGSO systems is a capital-intensive exercise and also very complex in nature consisting of multiple antennas. The NGSO operators, therefore, want to establish an optimum number of gateways to serve various jurisdictions across the globe.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (May 5)
Foreshadowing the future, two rockets lifted a combined 50 broadband satellites for two rival space-based internet companies into low-Earth orbit Monday, April 28, from Florida's Space Coast — and both rockets launched within a 3½-hour span. The landmark evening saw a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket deploy Amazon's first production batch of 27 Project Kuiper broadband satellites. The mission was the first of dozens in the coming years to create a 3,232-satellite constellation to provide high-speed internet around the world. Read the full story here. Coming off the April 28 evening doubleheader of United Launch Alliance and SpaceX rockets, SpaceX has another launch planned to kick off the month of May. While the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the first batch of Amazon Kuiper internet satellites, SpaceX launched its ever-growing Starlink internet satellites Monday. Now another Starlink launch is set for Thursday night, May 1. To date, SpaceX has over 8,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, which provide internet in some of the most remote places on Earth. Read the full story here. Trump's pick for NASA's administrator, Jared Isaacman, has moved forward to the full Senate for a vote, which is the last step before his confirmation to lead the space agency. During the Senate's Executive Session 9 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on April 30, the committee voted to advance the billionaire space traveler's nomination by a 19-9 vote. Read the full story here. Launch recap: Scroll down to read live updates from the Starlink 6-75 mission, which launched at 9:51 p.m. on May 1 from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. Read the full story here. A loud rumble sounded throughout the Space Coast on Thursday, May 1, as SpaceX launched the latest batch of its internet satellites. The Starlink 6-75 mission launched at 9:51 p.m. on May 1 from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40, sending 28 Starlink internet satellites to orbit. Starlink provides internet to some of the most remote places on Earth, including remote communities within the United States. Read the full story here. In 2019, a mere 18 rockets launched into orbit from Florida's Space Coast. That number has already more than doubled thus far this year, with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's neighboring Kennedy Space Center hosting 37 liftoffs. Now, Space Launch Delta 45 officials project a record-breaking 107 launches may rack up this year. Read the full story here. The days of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion space capsule may be limited, as a White House budget proposal for the space agency aims to phase out the overbudget SLS after just two more missions. And it's not just Artemis. NASA's budget as a whole would see agency-wide cuts that go beyond human exploration with the total budget dropping $6 billion from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion — or nearly 25 percent. NASA's science budget takes a particularly significant hit. Read the full story here. Department of Defense officials announced the undisclosed missile that quickly accelerated from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 25 was a successful hypersonic flight test. In a press release, the DoD said the secretive mission marked the first launch demonstrating a Conventional Prompt Strike capability that will be used on Navy sea-based platforms. Read the full story here. Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Sunday, May 4, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the Starlink 6-84 mission. Read the full story here. SpaceX boosted its carrying capacity of Starlink internet-beaming satellites to 29 during a predawn Falcon 9 rocket launch Sunday, May 4, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX did not publicly comment about the rocket's payload prior to liftoff of the 4:54 a.m. Starlink 6-84 mission — which fittingly took flight on Star Wars Day. Read the full story here. For the latest news and launch schedule from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at Rneale@ Twitter/X: @RickNeale1 Space is important to us and that's why we're working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription here. This article originally appeared on Florida Today: 321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (May 5)
