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Airtel vs Jio: Is satellite communication next battleground for disruption?

It is Airtel vs Jio again as a new wave of satellite communication promises to take broadband internet to the remotest corners

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Subhayan Chakraborty Nivedita Mookerji New Delhi

6 min read Last Updated : Oct 17 2023 | 10:30 PM IST

From science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke’s vision of satellite communication to the launch of Sputnik1 and, much later, Iridium becoming the first global satellite phone network with coverage for the entire planet, satcom has fascinated several generations around the world.

In India, satellite phones were banned in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attack of 2008, whose perpetrators were found to be using them. However, several companies are getting ready for a new wave of satellite communication in the country, a wave that will make broadband internet accessible in the remotest corners. On the way, there are questions.

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Topics : Bharti Airtel board Reliance Jio broadband services Satellite

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