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Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
New telecom policy targets 2x export growth, one million jobs by 2030
New Delhi: The government plans to double telecom products exports and ensure universal connectivity at affordable rates through a combination of terrestrial and satellite networks by 2030, while creating one million new jobs, as part of the next National Telecom Policy (NTP).The policy-being worked out by the communications ministry in consultations with all stakeholders-aims to increase the information and communications technology (ICT) sector's contribution to India's GDP from 7.8% to 11% by 2030, and attract annual investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore in telecom infrastructure, officials privy to the details told ET. The government has been focused on self-sufficiency in the telecom sector, pushing local production with initiatives like the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom equipment. As on March 31, 2025, the industry achieved total sales of ₹80,927 crore under the PLI scheme, of which exports contributed ₹14,915 crore. "The NTP 2025 will be notified soon with aims and targets to be achieved by 2030," one of the officials told ET. New jobs in the sector will mostly be focused on roles in 5G and 6G, internet of things, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, big data, and quantum communications , the person said. "Going forward, an enabling framework would be worked out for integrating non-terrestrial networks, including satellite systems with terrestrial networks, to facilitate expansion of telecom services across the country," the official added. The policy targets 4G coverage for the entire population and 5G for 90% by 2030. The government also aims to complete fiberisation of all gram panchayats under BharatNet and provide fibre connectivity to all government institutions at village level by 2030. "The aim is to increase the fixed line broadband network from 45 million to 100 million households in the country," a second official said. There is also a plan to deploy one million Wi-Fi hotspots in the country by 2030. Further, satellite systems-particularly non-geo stationary orbit (NGSO) players like Starlink, Amazon Kuiper, Eutelsat Oneweb and Jio-SES combine-are expected to become mainstream in the coming years as the government aims to utilise satellite communication to provide connectivity in rural and remote areas. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has already granted satcom permits to Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio-SES while a letter of intent (LoI) has been given to Starlink.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
New telecom policy targets 2x export growth, one million jobs by 2030
New Delhi: The government plans to double telecom products exports and ensure universal connectivity at affordable rates through a combination of terrestrial and satellite networks by 2030, while creating one million new jobs, as part of the next National Telecom Policy (NTP). The policy-being worked out by the communications ministry in consultations with all stakeholders-aims to increase the information and communications technology (ICT) sector's contribution to India's GDP from 7.8% to 11% by 2030, and attract annual investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore in telecom infrastructure, officials privy to the details told ET. The government has been focused on self-sufficiency in the telecom sector, pushing local production with initiatives like the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom equipment. As on March 31, 2025, the industry achieved total sales of ₹80,927 crore under the PLI scheme, of which exports contributed ₹14,915 crore. Agencies "The NTP 2025 will be notified soon with aims and targets to be achieved by 2030," one of the officials told ET. New jobs in the sector will mostly be focused on roles in 5G and 6G, internet of things, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, big data, and quantum communications , the person said. "Going forward, an enabling framework would be worked out for integrating non-terrestrial networks, including satellite systems with terrestrial networks, to facilitate expansion of telecom services across the country," the official added. The policy targets 4G coverage for the entire population and 5G for 90% by 2030. The government also aims to complete fiberisation of all gram panchayats under BharatNet and provide fibre connectivity to all government institutions at village level by 2030. "The aim is to increase the fixed line broadband network from 45 million to 100 million households in the country," a second official said. There is also a plan to deploy one million Wi-Fi hotspots in the country by 2030. Further, satellite systems-particularly non-geo stationary orbit (NGSO) players like Starlink, Amazon Kuiper, Eutelsat Oneweb and Jio-SES combine-are expected to become mainstream in the coming years as the government aims to utilise satellite communication to provide connectivity in rural and remote areas. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has already granted satcom permits to Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio-SES while a letter of intent (LoI) has been given to Starlink.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Elon Musk's Starlink secures ‘crucial' approval to start its India operations
Representative image. Elon Musk's Starlink has reportedly cleared a significant regulatory barrier for its entry into the Indian market. According to a report by The Economic Times, the company has obtained a Letter of Intent (LoI) for a license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to provide satellite internet in the country. The report said that this progress comes after Starlink agreed to a revised set of conditions. Operation Sindoor 'Op Sindoor's precision & execution was unimaginable': Rajnath Singh Operation Sindoor: India repels drone, missile attack across LoC Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Citing an official familiar with the matter, ET reported that the LoI for grant of Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) permit comes after Musk's company complied with the security conditions issued on Monday (May 5). Starlink India operations: What changed in the news rules Starlink's acceptance of the newly released security conditions, a step crucial for its India entry, followed a significant development: the government opted to exclude two proposed rules that Starlink had refused to accept during earlier discussions. Sources familiar with the matter told the publication that Starlink was particularly hesitant about requirements related to special monitoring zones near borders and the mandatory majority Indian shareholding for satellite communication firms. The government ultimately dropped these specific clauses from the final security guidelines. Regarding border monitoring, the initial proposal included zones 10 km across and 50 km within the international border. Starlink had reportedly stated it could not monitor users outside India's territory. The DoT removed the 10 km 'across border' rule, citing its inconsistency with the Telegraph Act, but kept the 50 km "within border" requirement. The proposed majority Indian shareholding rule was also removed, as the DoT determined that foreign investment should be regulated under existing FDI policy, which allows up to 100% FDI in telecom subject to certain conditions Starlink had already agreed to meet. The exclusion of these contested rules smoothed the path for Starlink to obtain its GMPCS license. What next for Starlink The path forward includes securing approval from space regulator IN-SPACe, followed by potential test spectrum allocation and ultimately, commercial spectrum allocation from DoT, a process also awaited by competitors like Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio-SES. With the nod, Starlink will soon join satcom permit holders Bharti Group-backed OneWeb Eutelsat and Jio-SES. Startlink will likely offer mobility services along with the GMPCS licence while Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio-SES will have to seek the permission separately. The updated security framework, applicable to all market entrants and existing players, includes stringent measures covering data localisation, tracking, and potential local manufacturing commitments, all within a burgeoning Indian space economy projected for substantial growth. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Economic Times
07-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
India tightens satcom rules: Starlink, OneWeb, Jio-SES must meet 30 security norms to offer services
The telecom department has reinforced security for satcom permits in India, mandating stringent conditions for companies like Starlink and Jio-SES. These include local data centers, phased manufacturing, and NavIC-based positioning. The updated norms address inter-satellite links and mobility, ensuring data security and preventing unauthorized access, reflecting national security concerns. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads ( Originally published on May 05, 2025 ) The telecom department has tightened the security norms under satcom permits for offering services in India, mandating additional conditions including blocking of websites, collection of metadata, having a local data centre, ensuring provisioning for NavIC-based positioning system and committing to localising manufacturing in a phased revised security conditions have factored in newer technologies like inter-satellite communication links and satcom companies offering mobility facilities in addition to fixed updated conditions will apply to the existing GMPCS (global mobile personal communications by satellite services) license holders like Eutelsat Oneweb and Jio-SES combine as well as Elon Musk-owned Starlink and Amazon Kuiper who are keen to enter minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has clarified that any company, including Starlink, has to tick all the boxes of security conditions to secure a license. ET had earlier reported about the Elon Musk-owned company agreeing to a majority of the security conditions, paving the way for a license soon.'The licensee shall ensure that the data centre/POP (exclusively/non-exclusively provisioned for satellite service) is based within the geographical boundary of India and shall make provision to provide domain name system (DNS) resolution within the geographical boundary of India,' the rules DoT added that the licensee needs to submit an undertaking that it won't copy and decrypt the Indian telecom data outside the country.'The licensee…will submit to the licensor a year-wise phased manufacturing program aiming at indigenisation to a level of at least 20% of their ground segment of the satellite network that is established at the end of 5 years post the date of launch of commercial operations,' the department DoT came out with the updated security conditions after discussions with all the four stakeholders. The government has made the conditions stringent due to the national security environment, especially in the backdrop of continued mistrust of China and Pakistan and factoring in new advancement in technology, one satellite can communicate with another directly in space and in that case, the Indian gateway should not be bypassed in any situation, the DoT has said. Similarly, user terminals having mobility facilities would need to report location every 2.6 km moved or 1-minute duration, whichever is less. These conditions are incorporated for the first time. Earlier, only fixed service was allowed and the fixed user terminals were locked with the for mobile user terminals, the new conditions said the network should have the ability to stop service when the terminal moves from authorised area to a barred with the additional conditions, the DoT has said that a permit holder must ensure a 50-km special monitoring zone within the international there are 29-30 specific security conditions with which all companies offering satcom services in the country must per the rules, the location of user terminals or any other sensitive information pertaining to the user, should not be visible or accessible at any location abroad. The websites blocked in India should also be blocked through GMPCS services.'No user terminal (UT) shall be able to access the network from outside the geo-fenced coverage area through gateway situated outside India. UTs registered in India are not allowed to latch on to any other gateway located out of Indian territory,' the conditions rules also mandate that a company must ensure that no location spoofing be incorporated with the UTs to hide actual location and the satcom firm must submit an undertaking that it would not copy or decrypt the Indian telecom data outside of the country.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India tightens satcom rules: Starlink, OneWeb, Jio-SES must meet 30 security norms to offer services
The telecom department has reinforced security for satcom permits in India, mandating stringent conditions for companies like Starlink and Jio-SES. These include local data centers, phased manufacturing, and NavIC-based positioning. The updated norms address inter-satellite links and mobility, ensuring data security and preventing unauthorized access, reflecting national security concerns. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The telecom department has tightened the security norms under satcom permits for offering services in India, mandating additional conditions for companies such as blocking of websites, collection of metadata, having a local data centre, ensuring provisioning for NavIC-based positioning system and committing to local manufacturing in a phased revised security conditions have factored in newer technologies like inter-satellite communication links and satcom companies offering mobility facilities in addition to fixed updated conditions will apply to the existing GMPCS (global mobile personal communications by satellite services) license holders like Eutelsat Oneweb and Jio-SES combine as well as Elon Musk-owned Starlink and Amazon Kuiper who are keen to enter minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has clarified that any company, including Starlink, has to tick all the boxes of security conditions to secure a license. ET had earlier reported about the Elon Musk-owned company agreeing to a majority of the security conditions, paving the way for a license soon.'The licensee shall ensure that the data centre/POP (exclusively/non-exclusively provisioned for satellite service) is based within geographical boundary of India and shall make provision to provide domain name system (DNS) resolution within the geographical boundary of India,' the rules added that the licensee needs to submit an undertaking that it won't copy and decrypt the Indian telecom data outside the country.'The licensee…will submit to the licensor a year-wise phased manufacturing program aiming at indigenisation to a level of at least 20% of their ground segment of the satellite network that is established at the end of 5 years post the date of launch of commercial operations,' the department Department of Telecommunications (DoT) came out with the updated security conditions after discussions with all the four stakeholders. The government has made the conditions stringent due to the national security environment, especially in the backdrop of continued mistrust of China and Pakistan, and also while factoring in new advancement in technology, one satellite can communicate with another directly in space and in that case, the Indian gateway should not be bypassed in any situation, the DoT has said. Similarly, user terminals having mobility facilities would need to report location every 2.6 km moved or 1-minute duration, whichever is less. These conditions are incorporated for the first time as earlier only fixed service was allowed and the fixed user terminals were locked with the for mobile user terminals, the conditions said the network should have the ability to stop service when the terminal moves from authorised area to a barred with the additional conditions, the DoT has said that a permit holder must ensure a 50-km special monitoring zone within the international there are 29-30 specific security conditions, which all the companies offering satcom services in the country must comply per the rules, the location of user terminals or any other sensitive information pertaining to the user, should not be visible or accessible at any location abroad. The websites blocked in India should also be blocked through GMPCS services.'No user terminal (UT) shall be able to access the network from outside the geo-fenced coverage area through gateway situated outside India. UTs registered in India are not allowed to latch on to any other gateway located out of Indian territory,' the conditions rules also mandate that a company must ensure that no location spoofing be incorporated with the UTs to hide actual location and the satcom firm must submit an undertaking that it would not copy or decrypt the Indian telecom data outside of the country.
