India’s decision to allocate satellite spectrum instead of auctions will provide consumers with more options and downplay Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, which could lose to Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Starlink has long wanted to launch in India and has clashed with billionaire Ambani’s company in recent months, how the company should provide scope for satellite services.
Reliance promotes auctions, but the Indian government supports Musk, who hopes to make administrative distributions consistent with global trends. Analysts say auctions require more investment and may deter foreign competitors.
Ambani said he wanted a level playing field and had been worried that his telco had spent $19 billion (about Rs 164,354 crore) in the Airwave auction, now has the potential to lose Starlink, which later became the first to lose its broadband customer. Data and sound customers may be lost. Technological advancement.
“My job as telecom minister is to make sure you have as many options as possible,” Jyotiradiatitya Scindia told Reuters in an interview with his ministry office in New Delhi.
He said when asked if there was a concern for dependency, he did not name any of the companies: “The technology will never last”, adding that the company needs to continue to grow.
Scindia notes that current satellite technology for communications requires devices to have the sky and that smartphones cannot use the technology for indoor services provided by ground networks.
“The moment you enter the building, it’s done,” he said.
India is one of the world’s largest telecom markets, using 942 million users, and there is fierce competition between Reliance and Rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Ideas. Data prices are the cheapest in the world, and internet connections are rising rapidly.
Deloitte predicts that India’s satellite broadband services market will be worth US$1.9 billion (approximately Rs 164,35 billion) by 2030, which is profitable for players like Starlink, Amazon and Ambani.
Scindia said Starlink and Amazon Kuiper’s license application for launching satellite broadband services in the country is still under review.
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Musk is known for destroying the market. In Kenya, his price is $10 per month (about Rs 865) and in the US $120 (about Rs 10,382), prompting a Safaricom complaint in Kenya last year.
Scindia is a former aviation minister and is also responsible for more telecommunications plans by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Indian government owns stake in Vodafone, which revealed in November that it owes the government a dues of about US$24 billion (approximately Rs 2075,899 crore).
Scindia repeatedly refused to answer during the interview, with any relief plans if there were any outstanding dues.
He said the Indian government is working to restore state-run telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), which has lost market share over the years due to fierce competition.
BSNL has 99 million users, but is supporting expanded products for 4G services.
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