{"id":5247,"date":"2025-05-29T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/intelsat-secures-indian-approval-for-direct-broadcast-services\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:09:27","slug":"intelsat-secures-indian-approval-for-direct-broadcast-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/intelsat-secures-indian-approval-for-direct-broadcast-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Intelsat Secures Indian Approval for Direct Broadcast Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1748429266945_638840260680632124.png\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"376\" alt=\"Intelsat Secures Indian Approval for Direct Broadcast Services\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1748429266945_638840260680632124.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1748429266945_638840260680632124.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"376\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Intelsat<\/strong>, operator of one of the world\u2019s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, became one of the first foreign satellite operators to receive approval from the Indian government to provide extensive satellite coverage directly to India\u2019s broadcast media companies, a significant regulatory achievement that puts Intelsat on an accelerated path to offering new services and further India investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company has secured authorization for four geostationary (GEO) satellites providing C-band coverage over India: IS-17, IS-20, IS-36 and IS-39 satellites. The approved satellite fleet will primarily serve India\u2019s dynamic broadcast media industry, enabling enhanced content delivery and distribution capabilities across the subcontinent and from India to other regions of the world. This regulatory milestone underscores Intelsat\u2019s commitment to expanding its presence in India and fostering technological advancement in the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is the impact of Small Satellites on Global Connectivity?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis approval represents a significant step forward in Intelsat\u2019s contribution to India\u2019s space commerce sector, a source of great national pride,\u201d said <strong>Gaurav Kharod<\/strong><strong>, Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific at Intelsat<\/strong>. \u201cOur extensive satellite network with four satellites covering the region will provide Indian broadcasters with reliable, high-quality connectivity solutions that meet their evolving needs. This authorization enables us to better serve our customers and contribute to India\u2019s growing media landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the authorization from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), Intelsat won new business from three of India\u2019s largest media companies. This new and expanded service will see Intelsat deliver the full portfolio of media content to viewers in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intelsat, operator of one of the world\u2019s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, became one of the first foreign satellite operators to receive approval from the Indian government to provide extensive satellite coverage directly to India\u2019s broadcast media companies, a significant regulatory achievement that puts Intelsat on an accelerated path to offering new services and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,32,20],"class_list":["post-5247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-satcom-antennas","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5247"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}