OneWeb will have an early-mover advantage in India

OneWeb will have an early-mover advantage in India, as competitors who are in fray to provide satellite communications service in India are either in the development stage or lag behind in data link speed, said HCIPL, President and Managing Director, Shivaji Chatterjee in an interview to PTI.

Bharti Group-backed OneWeb has applied for spectrum and is hoping for quick allocation of the radio waves, as it aims to launch commercial satellite communication services by June this year.

Hughes Communications India (HCIPL) and OneWeb have signed a six-year distribution partner agreement to provide Low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity services across India. Hughes, through its parent company EchoStar, is a shareholder in OneWeb. PTI