OneWeb India on Tuesday obtained the necessary authorisations from IN-SPACe to launch Eutelsat OneWeb’s commercial satellite broadband services in India.
OneWeb India is the first organisation to receive this authorisation.
Eutelsat OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) operator, is part of Eutelsat Group.
IN-SPACe is the agency of the Government of India responsible for regulating space activities and granting authorisation for conducting space activities in the country.
This authorisation means Eutelsat OneWeb can launch commercial connectivity services as soon as spectrum allocation is granted by the government.
“We are pleased to note the Indian space regulator’s green light to launch Eutelsat OneWeb’s commercial satellite broadband services in India. This will be a critical step forward to meet India’s ambition of providing internet connectivity for all and will enable the Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India. Eutelsat OneWeb is ready to deploy as soon as it receives the final spectrum authorisation to launch commercial services,” said Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti Group chairman and vice-president (co-Chair) of the board of directors of Eutelsat Group.
