Indian telcos take the broadband battle to space
Synopsis
The entry of top telecom companies is turning the broadband-from-space sector in India into a major battleground. But will this competition, without the presence of global majors, lead to a drop in tariff for the exorbitant service?
Reliance Jio Infocomm’s big-ticket entry into satellite services on the heels of Bharti Group-backed OneWeb may have lent a new dimension to the emerging broadband-from-space services market in India. But industry executives, legal experts and analysts say the entry of India’s top two telecom players in the satcom space won’t automatically lead to a sharp drop in pricey satellite Internet rates anytime soon. That is, unless global biggies such
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