DoT seeks security compliance from Starlink, Amazon for satcom services

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reached out to Elon Musk’s Starlink and Jeff Bezos’s Amazon, requesting compliance information on certain security protocols as part of their applications to offer satellite communication services in India, according to a report in The Economic Times.

The report quoted officials as saying that DoT recently sent formal letters to both the US-based companies, asking them to meet specific security requirements before their applications can proceed further.