{"id":3129,"date":"2022-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/14-12-2022\/spectrum-for-satellite-communication-satcom\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T00:00:00","slug":"spectrum-for-satellite-communication-satcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/14-12-2022\/spectrum-for-satellite-communication-satcom","title":{"rendered":"Spectrum for Satellite communication (SatCom)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><strong><u>In News\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication (SatCom)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><strong><u>About\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had received a reference from the Department of Telecommunication for the spectrum required to be put to auction and associated aspects of satellite-based communication.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">TRAI will soon make recommendations to make permissions required for satellite communication from various Ministries &#8212; Information and Broadcasting, Space and Telecom &#8212; seamless to enhance ease of doing business in the sector.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><strong><u>About Satellite communication,<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Satellite communication refers to any communication link that involves the use of an artificial satellite in its propagation path.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Satellite communications play a vital role in modern life.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">There are over 2000 artificial satellites in use.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">They can be found in geostationary, Molniya, elliptical, and low Earth orbits and are used for traditional point-to-point communications, mobile applications, and the distribution of TV and radio programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Satellite communications tend to use high-frequency signals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Source: <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/india-likely-to-be-first-to-hold-satellite-spectrum-auction-trai-chairman\/article66258897.ece#:~:text=India%20will%20be%20the%20first,Vaghela%20said%20on%20Tuesday.\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua',serif\"><span style=\"color:#1155cc\"><u>TH<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News\u00a0 India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication (SatCom) About\u00a0 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had received a reference from the Department of Telecommunication for the spectrum required to be put to auction and associated aspects of satellite-based communication. 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