This is accomplished by sophisticated control and manipulation of satellite spot-beams, on-the-fly bandwidthallocation from the satellites, and data compression.
The argument is that being able to control the data rates for different types of content, choking the pipeline for individual users or at particular times, will allow allocation of bandwidth to more urgent applications.
It is also facing other graft allegations such as over a 2008 allocation of telecom bandwidth rights, in which a former federal minister is currently facing trial.
Singtel's comments came a day after an Indian court summoned Bharti Chairman Sunil Mittal to face criminal charges in a case related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of telecom bandwidth in 2002.