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New Delhi, June 06: Elon Musk-owned Starlink has reportedly got licence for satcom services in India.
According to an IANS report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) permit to the US company.
With this, Starlink has become the third company to secure the licence to offer its commercial services in the country after Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Jio-SES.
As per the report, Starlink may start its commercial services later this year or next year.
The report states that Starlink is expected to receive a trial spectrum in the coming days, after meeting all the security compliance requirements outlined in its letter of intent (LoI).
Before the spectrum is allocated, Starlink must get approval from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe). The company has already submitted the required documents for this clearance.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) gave initial approval after Starlink agreed to follow the latest national security rules for satcom operators. These include 29 new conditions such as mandatory interception and monitoring systems, use of local data centres, tracking capabilities for mobile terminals, and strict localisation of services and infrastructure.