TRAI Backs Satellite Connectivity Straight to Phones
India's telecom regulator TRAI has recommended allowing direct-to-device satellite connectivity, where phones link straight to satellites. It also proposed a separate authorisation framework for this service, meaning a new set of licensing rules for companies that offer it.
Quick glossaryTRAI, direct-to-device, authorisation framework
- TRAI
- Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the government body that sets rules for phone and internet services in India.
- direct-to-device
- A way for ordinary phones to connect straight to satellites instead of only to ground towers.
- authorisation framework
- A set of official rules and permission steps that a company must follow before it can legally offer a service.
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