New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Indigenous innovation in SatCom (satellite communication), supported by ISRO's expertise and startup partnerships, is positioning India as a global leader in satellite communication and digital connectivity, Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), told ANI on Wednesday.

He said that the country's satellite communication ecosystem is growing on the foundation of homegrown talent and collaboration.

"SatCom, we are quite good," Upadhyay said. "Government has also set up InSpace, which is actually taking ISRO's legacy, ISRO's competence, ISRO's knowledge base to the startups, and startups are in turn contributing to ISRO."

He said this collaboration is "making a good bridge between I...