India tightens satcom rules: Starlink, OneWeb, Jio-SES must meet 30 security norms to offer services

The telecom department has tightened the security norms under satcom permits for offering services in India, mandating additional conditions for companies such as blocking of websites, collection of metadata, having a local data centre, ensuring provisioning for NavIC-based positioning system and committing to local manufacturing in a phased manner.