The race to provide satellite communications in India involves different commercial architectures, ranging from enterprise-focused networks to direct-to-consumer constellations. Bharti Airtel’s Sunil Mittal has voiced concerns regarding foreign operators possessing the leverage to shut down local services. To mitigate reliance on external entities, Reliance Jio is pursuing an indigenous constellation of up to 1,650 satellites alongside its venture with SES. Meanwhile, the Indian government is closely reviewing security risks related to overseas data routing and foreign ownership.
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National security concerns center on whether foreign entities could unilaterally control…: National security concerns center on whether foreign entities could unilaterally control or interrupt Indian connectivity.
Competitors are diversifying their approaches, spanning enterprise solutions, direct-to-c…: Competitors are diversifying their approaches, spanning enterprise solutions, direct-to-consumer broadband, and domestic satellite fleets.
Final government approvals depend heavily on resolving regulatory risks regarding oversea…: Final government approvals depend heavily on resolving regulatory risks regarding overseas gateways and domestic data protection.
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Airtel-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, Reliance Jio's satellite venture and Elon Musk's Starlink have gone all out to capture this big emerging market. With the competitors' lineup more or less set, a big question has begun doing the rounds: Should a foreign company have the ability to control, restrict or 'kill' connectivity within Indian territory?
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Airtel's Sunil Bharti Mittal recently told ET that this ability must remain with India, even as he insisted that Airtel is ahead in the approvals race so far. Meanwhile, the other two contenders -- Musk and Mukesh Ambani -- had a go at each other over the matter a few weeks ago.
As the government weighs the final clearances, the India broadband battle is also aquiring a business ambition vs national sovereignty angle to it.
The three contenders are coming in with differing plans and are looking at the matter from different angles. Here is how the battle lines are being drawn.
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