India, April 9 -- Apple's satellite communication (satcom) partner Globalstar has reportedly filed its application with the Centre's nodal agency Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to enter the country.

Globalstar is the newest player eyeing India's space communication market after Elon Musk's Starlink, EutelSat OneWeb, Amazon Kuiper and Reliance Jio.

An ET report, citing people privy to the development, said that the company is also looking to apply for a GMPCS (global mobile personal communications by satellite services) licence shortly with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

GMPCS licence is a permit given by a government, enabling a company to operate a satellite communication network provi...