Industry says Isro’s monopoly fuelling satellite shortages
Ashish Sinha: New Delhi, Nov 30 2012, 03:48 IST
help the growth of the sector, which is facing acute spectrum shortage. The six private DTH operators require around 40-45 Ku-band transponders over the next five to seven years to meet the growing demand. On the licensing side, the I&B ministry has already granted permission to over 840 TV channels for uplinking and downlinking.
However, Isro’s plans include launching 14 communication satellites by 2017, including high-power S-band satellites for mobile communications and a new-generation geo-imaging satellite, aimed at increasing the transponder capacity and introducing new-generation broadband VSAT systems and Ka-band systems.
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