India, Aug. 10 -- Globalstar, which offers emergency SOS services for Apple devices, is planning to apply for a licence to offer satellite communication (satcom) services in India.

"Globalstar is keen on establishing a wholly owned subsidiary in India for which we propose to apply for a GMPCS authorisation. We expect that no new or onerous requirements will be imposed upon (the) GMPCS authorised entity, as a result of introducing a new satellite earth station gateway license.," said the company in a submission with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Filed on July 31, the submission came in response to a consultation paper floated by TRAI on the "framework for service authorisations to be granted under the Telecommunicatio...