Reliance Ready To Launch Jio NGSO Satellite Broadband Services

The president of Reliance Jio Mathew Oommen said that Jio NGSO satellite broadband services are ready to launch. Mathew said its broadband-from-space service will roll over within a few weeks after it allocated spectrum. 

Reliance Jio NGSO  [Credit-Aaj Tak]

Mr. Oommen noted that Jio is in partnership with Luxembourg-based satellite provider SES and is well-positioned to launch broadband-from-space services.

He further highlighted Jio's unique position as the first non-geostationary satellite provider (NGSO) in India. Mr. Mathew was boasting gigabit-capable NGSO operations not easily matched by other providers in the near term.

Reliance Jio NGSO v/s Airtel One Web Satellite broadband services:

A senior official from Jio said Airtel OneWeb, backed by the Bharti Group, should not underestimate the competition posed by Jio's NGSO satellite Broadband services. Jio NGSO has already established a gateway and showed a 1 Gbps broadband connectivity. This feat might not be easily matched by competitors shortly.

Jio President Mathew Oommen [Credit-The ET]

 

Mr. Mathew said, 

“We never underestimate our competition. And I hope he (Sunil Mittal) doesn't either.”

 

Mr. Oommen has responded to earlier remarks by Sunil Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, who had identified Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon as the only competitors for OneWeb satellite communication services over the next 5-6 years.

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The battle for dominance in broadband-from-space services would be the next frontier after the mobility sector. Both are the competitors and the industrial titans Mukesh Ambani, who owns Jio Satellite, and Sunil Mittal, whose Bharti Enterprises holds a significant stake in OneWeb.

They will face competition from world-renowned players like Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper, all eager to launch services swiftly and gain a first-mover advantage.

Mr. Oommen put his views on global competition also

, “I think they (Starlink) should come. In the US, there is an opportunity for Starlink, let them come in, they need to figure out what their business model in India could be.”

Recently, Sunil Mittal revealed One Web's readiness to connect all parts of India from the next month in the mobile congress. Oommen also responded to queries about pricing for Jio NGSO satellite broadband communication services and assured that Jio consistently offers competitive services in any industry it enters.

Jio v/s Airtel [Credit-Broadcast & Cable Set]

However, he has expressed support for conducting auctions as the sole method for allocating satcom airwaves, which is against the OneWeb approach. Mr. Mathew emphasized that satellite companies would offer services similar to those of telecom operators.

Although the satellite communications market in India is in its early stages, it has potential, particularly in rural and remote areas. According to an EY-ISpA report, India's space economy is projected to reach $13 billion by 2025 and has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6%.

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