The government had earmarked around Rs 900 crore for setting up a national satcom monitoring facility to safeguard the country's data resources and spectrum assets, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday.

During a session on satellite communication at India Mobile Congress, the minister said the Indian Satcom market, encompassing telecom and broadcasting, was valued at close to $4.3 billion last year, and it was expected to triple to around $14.8 billion by 2033.

“This remarkable trajectory is more than a matter of economics. It is destiny unfolding numbers. To power this vision, we are investing over Rs 900 crores in a national Satcom monitoring facility, an advanced centre that will safeguard India's all data resources, spectrum assets and ensure that all our gat

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