During the India Space Congress 2024 conference, Anil Kumar Lahoti, chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), has reportedly noted that satellite technology will have a vital role in enhancing connectivity in remote regions.
As per the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), all space startups are working on deep technologies (deeptech) and exploring new opportunities. In addition, the investment outlook is highly positive with the private space sector in India having received $135 million in investment in 2023.
Meanwhile, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the space agency has created significant space capability and talent in the country. Further, the upcoming launch of the GSAT-20 is a high-throughput kurtz-above band (Ka-band) satellite, with over 50 gbps high bandwidth connectivity capacity.
