Starlink, SES differ with Amazon’s Kuiper, Apple partner on Trai’s unified satcom licence proposalGlobal satellite firms have differing stances on the Indian telecom regulator's proposal to merge authorisation regimes for satellite servi...
10 Aug, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
Govt may let satcom companies provide wireless serviceThe move to grant mobility services authorisation to Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite Services (GMPCS) licence holders wil...
29 Sep, 2023, 10.04 AM IST
Tata-backed Nelco eyes consumer satellite broadband foray, says MDThe Tata group company’s plans to enter India’s consumer satellite broadband space comes at a time when the likes of Bharti-backed OneWeb, ...
14 Apr, 2023, 08.41 AM IST
Nelco withdraws satcom permit application; plans to apply for licence under New Space PolicyIndia's Nelco has withdrawn its application for a licence to offer personal satellite communication services to consumers, after regulatory...
13 Apr, 2023, 12.10 PM IST
OneWeb should have all clearances in time for July launch in India: Sunil MittalOneWeb executive chairman Sunil Mittal, also chairman of the Bharti Group, also expects India’s much awaited spacecom policy to be notified...
26 Mar, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Isro rocket with 36 OneWeb LEO satellites lifts off from Indian space centreThe launch was the 18th for OneWeb while for Isro, it would be the second mission in 2023 after the successful launch of SSLV/D2-EOS07 unde...
26 Mar, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
Bharti-backed OneWeb's final LEO satellites launch from ISRO space centre on March 26“This launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota will be OneWeb’s third this year, completing its first generation LEO const...
16 Mar, 2023, 11.22 AM IST
OneWeb launches another 40 LEO satellites from Musk's SpaceX centre in USOneWeb now has 582 LEO satellites in orbit. This was the company’s 17th launch with just one more remaining to complete its targeted 648-st...
10 Mar, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Private satcoms seek GST, other tax benefits to boost competitiveness, affordabilitySatellite operators plan to push the government to exempt private satellite launch service providers from the 18% goods and services tax (G...
27 Dec, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Tata’s Nelco seeks to offer satellite broadband servicesNelco in partnership with Canada’s Telesat have done a trial but the company has not mentioned in its application as to how it will offer s...
01 Dec, 2022, 09.02 AM IST
Government may examine OneWeb shareholding after Eutelsat buyBeijing-based sovereign fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) has a 7% stake in Eutelsat which is the second-biggest shareholder in OneWe...
27 Nov, 2022, 09.46 PM IST
SpaceX seeks satellite broadband licence; RBI flags risk from Big Tech's links to Big MoneyLast year, SpaceX was forced to refund Indians from whom it had collected pre-order fees for its satellite broadband service after the Depa...
18 Oct, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
SpaceX seeks DoT permit to launch Starlink in IndiaDoT officials, however, said getting a GMPCS licence does not mean that SpaceX can soon start services. After getting the licence, the comp...
18 Oct, 2022, 09.45 AM IST
SpaceX applies for DoT licence for broadband-from-space serviceThe US satcom company has applied for the licence last week, officials said. “SpaceX had earlier applied for an experimental license but wi...
18 Oct, 2022, 08.36 AM IST
OneWeb delays satellite broadband service rolloutBharti Group-backed OneWeb's much awaited rollout of broadband-from-space services in India has been pushed back to at least August 2023 as...
14 Sep, 2022, 09.38 AM IST
Jio Satellite gets DoT nod to start broadband-from-space servicesOn February 14 this year, Mukesh Ambani's conglomerate had announced a joint venture to provide satellite-based broadband services across I...
12 Sep, 2022, 11.37 PM IST
DoT scraps key levy on satcom playersDoT’s directive is in line with the sector regulator’s call for abolishing NOCC levies back in August 2021.
08 May, 2022, 05.28 PM IST