Elon Musk ki Starlink ka India aana abhi thoda mushkil dikh raha hai. Security concerns aur spectrum allocation ko lekar chal rahi ladai ne game ko pause kar diya hai.
Elon Musk ki Starlink kyun hai mushkil mein?
Starlink ka aim India mein satellite internet lana toh hai, lekin rasta kafi tough ho gaya hai. Security experts ko darr hai ki critical communication infrastructure kisi foreign company ke haath mein dena risky ho sakta hai. Ukraine conflict ke waqt satellite connectivity mein aaye issues aur 'kill-switch' wale risks ko lekar India ka system extra cautious ho gaya hai.
Spectrum ka asli ladai (Auction vs Allocation)
Space Policy 2023 ke baad bhi broadband ka framework abhi tak clear nahi hai. Starlink aur Amazon (Project Kuiper) chahte hain ki spectrum 'administrative assignment' (seedha allotment) ke zariye mile. Vahi doosri taraf, Reliance Jio aur Eutelsat OneWeb jaise players chahte hain ki spectrum ka 'Auction' (boli) ho. Unka kehna hai ki auction se transparency bani rahegi, jabki critics ka manna hai ki isse internet service mehngi ho sakti hai.
Investors ke liye kya hai monitorable?
India ka focus ab 'Atmanirbhar' policy par hai, jaisa humne digital payments mein dekha. Government chahti hai ki satellite internet ka control locally secure ho. Ab sabki nazar Department of Telecommunications (DoT) aur Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ke final decision par hai. Ye verdict hi decide karega ki satellite internet market mein competition ka level kya hoga.