Published September 26,2023
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Türkiye has made a powerful presence in area with eight low-Earth orbit satellites launched one after the opposite lately, which will probably be bolstered additional by Turksat 6A.
With the activation of Turksat 5B, Türkiye’s variety of satellites in area has elevated to eight, however the subsequent step within the satellite tv for pc sector will probably be Turksat 6A, which is able to take its place in area subsequent yr, Turkish Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan mentioned at a press convention on the Information and Communication Technologies Authority within the capital Ankara on Monday.
In Türkiye, along with Türksat’s work on satellite tv for pc companies, he famous that home low-Earth orbit satellite tv for pc firms reminiscent of Plan-S, Hello Space, and Fergani Space Technologies are engaged on them.
“Some of our companies have already taken concrete steps in the field of low-Earth orbit satellites with test satellites,” he added.
He mentioned digital communication companies have lengthy been offered primarily by means of terrestrial fastened and cellular networks and, in some circumstances, satellites, and that the start of the interval by which communication companies are moved from land to area is skilled, significantly with broadband web companies through low-Earth orbit satellites.
Such satellites stand out as a result of they allow web companies, he added.
The Turkish authorities is prepared to collaborate with firms energetic within the low-Earth orbit satellite tv for pc subject, as broadband web companies through such satellites have reclaimed their place on the worldwide agenda, he mentioned.
“We will issue the requirements for authorization and we will be pleased to invite all companies to our country,” he added.
In current years, the deputy minister famous, firms reminiscent of Starlink and OneWeb have begun to actively provide companies on this subject, and with firms reminiscent of Telesat and Amazon saying their plans to supply companies, broadband web companies through low Earth orbit satellites have taken its place on the world’s agenda once more.
Stating that Starlink has began to supply companies in numerous international locations with greater than 4,000 energetic satellites and goals to ship 40,000 extra, Sayan mentioned: “OneWeb has sent more than 650 satellites into space, while Telesat plans to provide services with approximately 1,700 satellites and Amazon with approximately 3,300 satellites.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
