The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on November 29 released recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG)’.
Some of the recommendations are:
- There shall be a separate Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG) License under the Section 4 of Indian Telegraph Act.
- The SESG License will not form part of the Unified License (UL).
- The Service Area for the SESG License shall be at National Level.
- The SESG Licensee may establish, maintain, and work SESGs anywhere within the territory of India for all types of satellite systems for which the Government has given the permission.
- The SESG Licensee may provide satellite-based resources to any entity, which holds license/ permission granted by DoT or Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and is permitted to use satellite media for the provision of services under its license/ permission.
- The SESG Licensee shall not be permitted to provide any kind of telecommunication service or broadcasting service directly to the consumers, for provision of which, a separate license/ authorization/ permission is required from the Government.
- The SESG license shall be valid for a period of 20 years from the effective date of the license with a provision of renewal for 10 years.
About Satellite communication
- Satellite communication refers to any communication link that involves the use of an artificial satellite in its propagation path.
Some of the benefits of Satellite communication are:
- Satellite communications tend to use high frequency signals.
- Connecting remote assets, signal from satellite can cover large geographic areas.
- The signals transmitted can be accessed directly by individual households or devices.
