India is entering a decisive decade for satellite communications. The market has long been shaped by enterprises, government and broadcast demand, but constrained by limited capacity, high service costs and narrow deployment models. That equation is changing as high-throughput geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites expand, non-GEO constellations prepare for commercial entry and connectivity resilience becomes a strategic requirement across public and private networks.

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Vivek Prasad is founder and CEO of SatNxt, with 15 years of experience across satellite missions, market intelligence and strategic consulting. A former ISRO scientist and Head of Satellite Capacity Programs at NSR/Analysys Mason, he has contributed to...