Starlink Gen 2 Bid Forces India to Pick a Side in the Satellite vs Telco War

Starlink has reapplied to IN-SPACe for authorization of a massive 30,000-satellite Gen 2 constellation — nearly seven times the size of its already-approved Gen 1 network — with a game-changing addition: direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity that would let ordinary Indian mobile phones connect directly to SpaceX satellites orbiting at 340–615 km altitude. IN-SPACe had previously rejected Starlink's Gen 2 bid because certain features and spectrum bands didn't conform to Indian...