Bharti group-backed OneWeb could begin satellite broadband services by Sept

London-based OneWeb has submitted its bid to be the first firm to begin broadband-from-space services in India by September, The Economic Times reported on Tuesday.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approved setting up two satellite gateways in Mehsana

in Gujarat, and another near Chennai, a company official added. The Bharti group-backed company has been given all in-principle approvals by DoT to deploy satellite ground infrastructure, including the two gateway earth stations in India in the run-up to launching satellite broadband services later this year, a senior company executive was quoted as saying by ET.