Jio receives DoT approval to launch satellite-based broadband services

September 14, 2022

, By Sarika Parmar

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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly approved a unit of telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm to provide global mobile personal communication by satellite (GMPCS) services in India.

According to news agency PTI, Jio Satellite Communications Ltd (JSCL), the satellite unit of Reliance Jio Infocomm, has received a ‘letter of intent’ (LoI) from the telecom department stating that the company can begin offering satellite communication services. In the permitted service areas, Jio can now provide GMPCS services, including voice and data services, via satellite. GMPCS networks can use three types of satellites: low-earth orbit (LEO), medium-earth orbit (MEO), and geosynchronous orbit (GEO) (GEO). The GMPCS licence is valid for twenty years.

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Jio receives DoT approval to launch satellite-based broadband services

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, By Sarika Parmar

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly approved a unit of telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm to provide global mobile personal communication by satellite (GMPCS) services in India.

According to news agency PTI, Jio Satellite Communications Ltd (JSCL), the satellite unit of Reliance Jio Infocomm, has received a ‘letter of intent’ (LoI) from the telecom department stating that the company can begin offering satellite communication services. In the permitted service areas, Jio can now provide GMPCS services, including voice and data services, via satellite. GMPCS networks can use three types of satellites: low-earth orbit (LEO), medium-earth orbit (MEO), and geosynchronous orbit (GEO) (GEO). The GMPCS licence is valid for twenty years.

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