EntMnt Xclusive Report of the CAG on Management of Satellite Capacity for DTH Service by Department of Space

[SUNIEL]

Time has come where Govt. should be clear with TS either accept GSAT 10 or sell 83* to any other company who is interested to do business. Because of TS we Indian can't shadows the accomplishments of ISRO.

Not possible because dos give Ku band right exclusively to ts of orbital slot 83 E now there is very big problem.
Isro can't give any Ku tp to other except ts and ts can't bring foreign sat on orbit without permission of Dos . this is now too much headache for ts

 

[DashMajor]

TS having legs but they liked to be handicap, TS wants future but they're ignoring present. They're ready to move to foreign SAT but also not wants to quit 83* they want space but not having intentions to add channel still TS having headache and ISRO listening all kind of bashing.

 

[SUNIEL]

TS having legs but they liked to be handicap, TS wants future but they're ignoring present. They're ready to move to foreign SAT but also not wants to quit 83* they want space but not having intentions to add channel still TS having headache and ISRO listening all kind of bashing.

In this ts will suffer only so probably ts will move on measat 3b or isro will lease a full satellite for this orbit (if pm office pressure) otherwise ts will in dark

 

[IndianMascot]

Check this article too. Beautifully drafted and important points highlighted.

Notes from the report:

Planning of satellite capacity

• The DoS was supposed to make available 218 Ku Band transponders through nine satellites of which only three satellites were realized and provided 48 Ku band transponders. The report also notes that the DoS was unable to unable to maintain the satellite capacity already used for DTH service due to technical problems. This led to a which led to a forced migration of commercial DTH users (Sun DTH, Airtel and Reliance) to foreign satellite systems.

• The satellite launch of GSAT 8 initially intended for DTH use was delayed by more than three years. When satellite capacity was eventually available, it was not immediately earmarked and capacity remained idle from July 2011 to December 2011. The satellite was finally allocated for non DTH use.
• The non-achievement of meeting the Ku band capacity led to crowding of foreign satellites over India over five orbital slots in Indian Skies for providing DTH services in India. The consequent increase in demand for the orbital slots would not only affect the Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system, but also would mean India would miss out on strategically important slots.
• The DoS had arranged foreign satellite capacity for Indian DTH industry as a short term measure, but due to the delays in providing communication satellitesDTH operators later did not prefer to return to INSAT system due to trust deficit. DTH services are location specific and any change in position of the satellite would result in migration costs for the DTH providers and inconvenience to customers. Therefore bringing back of service providers from satellites to INSAT system would be an improbable and difficult exercise.
• When satellite capacity for DTH usage was available with DoS, it was not earmarked and instead lease agreements with foreign satellite providers were renewed for further periods.
• Tata Sky, which was using 12 transponders in the INSAT system has decided to migrate to foreign satellites as a permanent measure in July 2013.Out of the total 76 Ku band transponders used by Indian DTH operators, only 19 transponders belonged to Indian operators (25% of the total). With Tata Sky’s migration, only 10% of the satellite capacity for DTH services would be serviced by INSAT system.
• DoS launched the GSAT10 satellite in order to swap with capacity allocated to Tata Sky on INSAT4A, which was functioning with reduced power. Tata Sky subsequently declined the proposal but DoS did not allocate capacity to any other service, apprehending litigation, as Tata Sky was given exclusive first right of refusal on Ku band capacity of INSAT 4A.

Department of Space failure to launch satellites forced DTH migration to foreign players: CAG - MediaNama

 

[SUNIEL]

Just now read same article and suppose to post but you post bhai thanks.
Ts migrated foreign satellite?
Anyway Gsat 8 was signed by d2h but it delayed so after that d2h launched service st satellite

 

[NinadG]

TS might face difficult situation if any MP or Minister demands enquiry in all this deal.
From all business practices, it seems that TS always wants to avoid any problamatic situation. But this time CAG has opened pandora's box.
If govt starts enquiry then it will become very difficult for TS to handle it, don't know what would happen to Nagpal then.......
Devas Corp deal cost Madhavan Nair his job & business opportunties were lost by the company.
So what would happen in TS case.........?

 

[Technoglitch]

TS has decided to move foreign satellite and TS CEO tells that GSAT 10 is yet to be handed over.

 

[Sanjeev]

TS has decided to move foreign satellite and TS CEO tells that GSAT 10 is yet to be handed over.

But still they haven't disclosed with which satellite they will go

 

[Technoglitch]

But still they haven't disclosed with which satellite they will go

it is a contracting statement and TS itself isnt clearing the air.

 

[Sanjeev]

it is a contracting statement and TS itself isnt clearing the air.

Yes and because of this they will face a huge problem in the coming days and they will fall back to the ground