OneWeb will reportedly seek trial satellite spectrum from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in the ‘Ka’ (27.5-29.1 GHz and 29.5-30 GHz) and ‘Ku’ (14 GHz) bands to examine its earth stations and user access terminals (UATs) soon this year. OneWeb is attempting to get the first mover advantage over its competitors in the still nascent Indian satcom market.
OneWeb has already received permission for setting up two satellite earth stations in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu and is awaiting final clearance from IN-SPACe. The gateways will monitor OneWeb’s low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation and facilitate bandwidth connectivity between its satellite and users.
