SatG Will Revolutionise Indian Telecom: Mittal

Both telecom and satellite players should work together. I am glad that this is being followed through with active announcements of partnerships between satellite companies and telecom operators — Sunil Mittal, Founder, Bharti Group

New Delhi: A day after signing a pact with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Bharti Group founder Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said that satellite will add the mix of communication technologies like 4G, 5G, 6G and enable customers to carry their mobile phones to the remotest part of the world, even in skies and to the ocean.

Both Indian telecom rivals, Bharti Airtel and Jio, have announced signing of agreements with SpaceX to offer Starlink’s high-speed internet services to their customers in India.

“For the telecom industry, the addition of satellite technology should be no different from bringing new technologies to its customers.