NEW DELHI: Elon Musk<\/a>’s aerospace company SpaceX<\/a> has urged the Indian government to give approvals for providing satellite-based internet services in remote areas of India and suggested that E- and V-bands be opened up for satellite providers, as per a report by Medianama.
The development comes close on the heels of a new draft Spacecom<\/a> policy floated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO<\/a>) that will enable private Indian firms to use existing space assets for providing communication services as well as for developing new systems, launch satellites, and sell services to foreign customers.
SpaceX<\/a> said that there need to be tech-neutral broadband definitions, spectrum allotments for satellite systems, promoting of spectrum sharing, and a review of fees and related taxes that disincentivize broadband adoption in India.
It further said that the E- and V-bands should be kept open for satellite providers which is in-line with Trai<\/a>’s recommendations that the e- and v-bands--that are typically said to be useful for 5G networks--but are only used in the short distance--should be utilized for broadband deployment in India.
The California-based company is also batting for a “band-splitting” model that encourages efficient use of spectrum and added that private telcos be allowed to share spectrum.
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