Jio partners with SES to take its place in the satellite space race

Today, Jio Platforms has announced that it will be forming a JV with Luxembourgish satellite company SES, planning to use satellite technology to provide affordable, next-generation broadband services throughout India.The new venture, Jio Space Technology Limited, will be 51% owned by Jio Platforms, with SES owning the remaining 49%. The JV will make use of SES’s geostationary satellite currently serving India, called SES-12, in combination with O3b mPOWER, SES’s medium-Earth o