India Asks Elon Musk's Starlink And Jeff Bezos' Amazon For Security Assurances As They Look To Enter Bids For SATCOM Services: Report
India Asks Elon Musk's Starlink And Jeff Bezos' Amazon For Security Assurances As They Look To Enter Bids For SATCOM Services: Report
The directive comes amid rising concerns about the security of satellite internet services. Both Starlink, a subsidiary of Musk's This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal.
本故事最初在印度本辛加門戶網站上發佈。
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) directed Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos' Amazon to provide details on security compliance as they look to offer satellite communication services in the Indian market.
印度電信部（DoT）要求SpaceX（臨時代碼）的星鏈和Jeff Bezos的亞馬遜提供安防-半導體合規細節，因爲它們計劃在印度市場提供衛星通信服務。
What Happened: The DoT has asked both Starlink and Amazon to submit security-related compliances with their applications for offering satellite communications services in the country, according to an Economic Times report. The specifics of the requested compliances have not been disclosed.
事件經過：根據《經濟時報》的報道，DoT已要求星鏈和亞馬遜提交與其在該國提供衛星通信服務所申請相關的安全合規事宜。要求的具體合規事項尚未披露。
The directive comes amid rising concerns about the security of satellite internet services. Both Starlink, a subsidiary of Musk's SpaceX, and Amazon, with its Project Kuiper, are significant players in this sector.
在人們對衛星互聯網服務安全性日益關注的背景下，SpaceX（臨時代碼）的星鏈和亞馬遜的Project Kuiper均是該領域的重要參與者。
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The report, citing officials aware of the matter, said letters were recently sent to both US-based firms, and the department is currently awaiting their responses. The government will wait a bit longer for their replies and may send a reminder, but the applications will not be processed until they comply with all the security conditions, the report added.
報道稱，知情官員表示，最近已向這兩家總部位於美國的公司發出了函件，部門目前正在等待它們的回覆。報告補充說，政府將等待更長一點時間等候他們的答覆，並可能發送提醒，但在它們符合所有安全條件之前不會處理申請。
So far, Bharti Airtel-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio's joint venture with Luxembourg-based satellite provider SES have received approval to provide satcom services in India.
到目前爲止，由Bharti Airtel支持的Eutelsat OneWeb和Reliance Jio與總部位於盧森堡的衛星提供商SES合資的企業已獲得在印度提供衛星通信服務的批准。
This directive from the DoT comes in the backdrop of Starlink and Amazon's recent efforts to establish their satellite communication services in India. Both companies had reportedly also approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) seeking a decrease in spectrum charges to 1% of annual revenues.
這一指令是來自Dot的，背景是Starlink和亞馬遜最近努力在印度建立衛星通信服務。據報道，這兩家公司也曾接洽印度電信管理局(TRAI)，尋求將頻譜費用降低至年收入的1%。
The international firms reportedly see reduced spectrum charges as a pathway for cost-effective satellite services to Indian consumers and businesses, especially those in underserved areas.
據報導，國際公司認爲降低頻譜費是衛星服務向印度消費者和企業提供成本效益途徑，尤其是在服務不足的地區。
The firms' request followed the Indian government's decision not to auction the spectrum for satellite services, a move that both Starlink and Amazon welcomed.
這些公司的請求是對印度政府決定不拍賣用於衛星服務的頻譜的回應，這一舉措得到了星鏈和亞馬遜的歡迎。
Disclaimer: Artificial intelligence was used as a secondary aid in the writing of this story.
免責聲明：在撰寫本故事時，人工智能被用作輔助工具。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
