
Satellite Phone vs Mesh Radio in India (2026): What's Legal, What Works, and What It Costs
Carrying a Thuraya or Iridium handset in India without a DoT licence is an offence — which quietly rules out the default off-grid comms answer for most Indian field teams. A working comparison of satellite phones, licence-exempt LoRa mesh radio and PMR handhelds: regulatory status, honest range figures, bandwidth, encryption and five-year cost.
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