The Department of Telecom (DoT) has granted Letter of Intent for global mobile personal communication by satellite (GMPCS) services to the company.
Now the firm can can set up and operate the GMPCS services in the licensed service areas. The licences are for a period of 20 years and the offering under GMPCS include voice and data services via satellite. Jio Platforms had announced a joint venture with Luxembourg-based SES to provide the satellite-based broadband services in India