Shivaji Chatterjee (SC): In today’s world, connectivity is a necessity and it needs to be accessible at any time, anywhere and to everyone. Satellite plays a key role in realizing this. Generally speaking, satellite is preferred and also performs well in regions where terrestrial or wireless broadband doesn’t reach. In the past, the regions were identified largely as rural or remote areas. Earlier, there was not much demand for connectivity in rural areas. But thanks to the mobile revolution, the demand for data in extremely rural and remote areas is now picking up. Today, every individual needs voice, video and some form of data connectivity. That’s the macro point of it.
On the other hand, satellite industry has undergone a technological evolution. The satellites that were used a few years back were built for video broadcasting. There used to a broadcast beam for DTH or TV and so we were using bandwidth suitable for such broadcast. It was a common bandwidth across India. However, when it comes to the broadband, each subscriber has a unique requirement. Therefore, the satellite industry built the high-throughput satellite, which basically became like a cellular technology in the sky.
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