Antrix-Devas Deal Controversy
Antrix is the commercial arm of the ISRO(Indian Space Research Organization)
Devas multimedia is a private firm .
The controversy is about the deal between these two organizations and 70 Mhz spectrum(nearly 4G band) has been allocated to Devas at a throwaway price( very less) of Rs.1000 cr. when compared to Rs.12,000 cr. for 15-20 Mhz to BSNL/MTNL for 3G services which is quite astounding.
This deal was signed by then ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair who's in the news now for suspiciously signing the deal for such a low price and has been suspended to not hold any govt. position .
The loss is accounted to atleast 2 lakh crores (Not again!!). Now this deal is being probed into by CAG(Comptroller and Auditor General of India) and will hopefully be cancelled as it is not legitimate(legal) .
Why is S-Band important?
Mobile service providers want it for 3G(also 3.5G) services.
Organizations like ISRO want S-Band for satellite based services.
S-Band is also used in optical communications for a certain wavelength range.
It is also in demand by broadband service providers for wireless broadband technology.
The Department of Space has argued that S-Band is needed for radio networking, cyclone warning, meteorological data dissemination and satellite mobile television transmission.
My view:
The deal should cancelled and the people involved for this deal to be materialized should be probed . This deal makes ISRO a tainted organiztion(many controversies surrounding it) . Scams of this magnitude being exposed shows the need of the govt. to improve transparency of the deals with RTI to the public and take necessary action.
Antrix is the commercial arm of the ISRO(Indian Space Research Organization)
Devas multimedia is a private firm .
The controversy is about the deal between these two organizations and 70 Mhz spectrum(nearly 4G band) has been allocated to Devas at a throwaway price( very less) of Rs.1000 cr. when compared to Rs.12,000 cr. for 15-20 Mhz to BSNL/MTNL for 3G services which is quite astounding.
This deal was signed by then ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair who's in the news now for suspiciously signing the deal for such a low price and has been suspended to not hold any govt. position .
The loss is accounted to atleast 2 lakh crores (Not again!!). Now this deal is being probed into by CAG(Comptroller and Auditor General of India) and will hopefully be cancelled as it is not legitimate(legal) .
Why is S-Band important?
Mobile service providers want it for 3G(also 3.5G) services.
Organizations like ISRO want S-Band for satellite based services.
S-Band is also used in optical communications for a certain wavelength range.
It is also in demand by broadband service providers for wireless broadband technology.
The Department of Space has argued that S-Band is needed for radio networking, cyclone warning, meteorological data dissemination and satellite mobile television transmission.
My view:
The deal should cancelled and the people involved for this deal to be materialized should be probed . This deal makes ISRO a tainted organiztion(many controversies surrounding it) . Scams of this magnitude being exposed shows the need of the govt. to improve transparency of the deals with RTI to the public and take necessary action.
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