Space wars: Inmarsat downplays potential rivalry from OneWeb and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in IndiaOneWeb and SpaceX plan to launch their respective satellite communications services in India next year while Amazon too is keen to enter th...
21 Aug, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
Skylo, Inmarsat tie up to service inaccessible regionsThe IoT Skylo Hub can send and receive text messages, alerts, and transmit sensor data like location, soil moisture, soil pH, temperature e...
08 Jun, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
BSNL may deploy Indian Avionics NetworkIn 2017, the UK-based satellite communications company Inmarsat had entered into an alliance with BSNL to open Indian GSPS gateway for tele...
12 Nov, 2018, 10.59 PM IST
Soon, air travellers can browse internet and use satellite phones on board“In about a year’s time, we will open satellite phone services to private companies and persons, as well as offer Internet facility on flig...
21 Jul, 2017, 01.24 AM IST
Satellite phone sector is open for all: Telecom MinisterThe Department of Telecom has provision for satellite phone service under Unified Licence called 'Global Mobile Personal Communication by S...
16 Jul, 2017, 02.17 PM IST
Wi-Fi on planes: Are cyber-security fears tough to tackle?For in-flight Wi-Fi, Honeywell's satellite communications hardware is fitted on the aircraft so it can receive true broadband class connect...
09 Jul, 2017, 07.29 PM IST
BSNL asks satellite phone users to migrate on its networkAt present, satellite phone services in India are being provided by Tata Communications Limited (TCL) and the facilities are expected to be...
07 Jul, 2017, 09.51 PM IST
- Communication satellite GSAT-17 launched from French Guiana
The satellite has been inducted into the Indian National Satellite system. It carried payloads in the normal C, extended C and S bands, pro...
29 Jun, 2017, 06.36 AM IST
GSAT-17 to be launched from French Guiana tomorrowGSAT-17 carries equipment for meteorological data relay and satellite based search and rescue services being provided by earlier INSAT sate...
28 Jun, 2017, 06.10 PM IST
BSNL plans satellite phone service for all in 2 yearsTraditional mobile networks cover around 25-30 kms around towers and can transmit signals to phones placed equal to or below the height of ...
28 May, 2017, 12.44 PM IST
BSNL launches satellite phone serviceAgencies handling disasters, state police, railways, Border Security Force and other government agencies will be given the phones in the fi...
24 May, 2017, 02.43 PM IST
US firm says interested in Indian satellite phone marketIridium said it is interested in investing and providing services in India under conditions approved for INMARSAT services, but it has not ...
23 Nov, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
Satellite services provider Inmarsat keen on offering high-tech services to IndiaIn India, Inmarsat offers satellite mobile services through Tata Communications, which is the only company in the country that holds licence
20 Jul, 2014, 01.53 PM IST
Raw satellite data on missing MH370 may be released tomorrowThe Malaysian government and UK's Inmarsat had earlier said they will release raw satellite data used to narrow down the search for MH370 p...
26 May, 2014, 09.12 PM IST
Satellite firm says it received signals from missing Malaysian Airlines planeInmarsat said in a statement that it handed the information to communications specialist SITA which, it adds, has shared the data with the ...
15 Mar, 2014, 06.47 PM IST
India's first defence satellite GSAT-7 all set for launch"It has coverage over India landmass as well as surrounding seas. It's important from security and surveillance points of view", an officia...
28 Aug, 2013, 03.52 PM IST
- ISRO gets tax relief on Inmarsat payment
ISRO the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) on Wednesday held that payments made by the Indian space agency to the UK-based Inmarsat Globa...
24 Oct, 2008, 04.38 AM IST