US’ Viasat seeks approval to switch on satellite broadband services

Kolkata: After Bharti Enterprises-backed OneWeb and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, another global satellite player, US-based Viasat Inc, is readying to launch fast internet-from-space services in India. The $2.25-billion geostationary satellite operator has sought approvals from the government to deploy two new satellites for delivering advanced broadband connectivity solutions in India.

“We have filed applications with the Indian government and relevant agencies, seeking authority to use two of our Ka-band ViaSat-3 satellites – currently under construction – to serve India, and we look forward to the opening of the Indian market to these advanced broadband connectivity solutions,” a Viasat spokesperson said in a written response to ET’s queries.

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