IN-SPACe role clarity to help speed up key clearances, but spectrum allotment mode crucial: Satcom industry

Kolkata: Satellite service operators say that clarity around the role of IN-SPACe – a central regulatory body — in India’s new Space Policy 2023 will speed up key statutory clearances such as commercial landing rights and market access, and, in turn, hasten the roll out of broadband from space services in India.

They, though, are counting on the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to quickly provide clarity on the mode of satellite spectrum allocation to drive delivery of affordable satellite broadband services in India.