Aug 30, 2012 New Delhi: The attempt by Antrix Corporation to lease transponder capacity on foreign satellites has invoked sharp criticism from the domestic DTH and VSAT operators, who want the intervention from department of space in correcting ‘several anomalies’ in the request for proposal (RFP) floated by Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).
Stakeholders, including DTH operators, have termed the Antrix’s RFP as “incomplete” and “riddled with anomalies”. They have also underlined key shortcomings and omissions that may prove counterproductive in meeting the pressing industry requirements.
Both VSAT and DTH industry are facing acute shortage of satellite spectrum, which is now threatening to wipe out services impacting over 50 million customers.
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