Satellite broadband service
Starlink’s satellite internet service may soon be launched in India. Alan Musk’s company is waiting for approval to start its service in India. The spectrum will soon be allocated by the telecom regulator. After this, companies can start their service in India. Apart from Starlink, this race also includes companies like Onweeb, Jio, Amazon Kuiper. Before the start of the service, the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has released new guidelines regarding satellite equipment.
What is Dot’s guidelines?
The Department of Telecommunications said in its guidelines that testing and certification of equipment used for satellite service has been made mandatory in India itself. This rule will come into force from the end of August. Apart from this, service providers will have the freedom to import only certified equipment in India.
On 25 February last month, DOT has issued standard and measures for assumed assessment related to 14 types of telecom equipment, including non-jestationary class (NGSO) satellite equipment including integrated gateways and users terminals. These orders will be effective 180 days after the notification date.
Scheme started in 2019
After the rules are effective in August, no entity or individual can sell telecom equipment in India without any necessary testing and certificate. The certificate and testing scheme for telecom equipment in India was launched in 2019 so that telecom companies do not face any problem in operating network expansion and existing networks. Also, these Equipments could stand on international and national standards. This scheme is being rolled out. The existing announcement has been taken under the certification of Telecom Equipments and Phase 5 of the standard of the test.
Alan Musk’s company Starlink has made complete preparations to start its satellite broadband service in India. The company has agreed to complete the compliance fixed to start service in India. Starling’s satellite service will start in India with the completion of compliance and spectrum allocation process.
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