Jio Platforms-SES internet service JV allowed to operate satellites

A joint venture between Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms and Luxembourg-based SES to provide gigabit fibre internet has won approval from the Indian space regulator to operate satellites there, a government executive said.

The three approvals issued to Orbit Connect India – which aims to provide satellite-based high-speed internet access – come as companies from Amazon.com to Elon Musk’s Starlink have been vying for the go-ahead to launch satellite communication services in the world’s most populous nation.