Stay tuned, satcom services may come to you by year-endSatellite communication services are poised for commercial launch in India by December, with Eutelsat OneWeb, Reliance Jio-SES, and Starlin...
Elon Musk's Starlink receives India's final regulatory nod for launchStarlink has received the green light from India's space regulator, IN-SPACe, securing the final license needed to launch commercial operat...
Make space! Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper eyes India’s satellite internet market after Musk’s StarlinkJeff Bezos' Project Kuiper is seeking expedited approval from the Department of Telecommunications to enter India's satellite internet mark...
Satcom race may set off big hiring rush in telecomAlthough the introduction of satcom services is in a wait-and-watch mode and the numbers are yet unclear, the sector could create the need ...
Jio-SES JV Orbit Connect gets IN-SPACe authorisation to enter satcom spaceOrbit Connect India, a joint venture between Reliance Jio Platforms and SES, has obtained crucial landing rights and market access authoriz...
Jio Satcom plans 'not hit' by delay in SES' rollout of servicesLast year, Mukesh Ambani-owned Jio Platforms and SES had formed a 51:49 joint venture to deliver fast broadband connectivity via satellites...
DoT's DCC approves satellite earth stations licenseThe DCC, which is the highest decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has cleared the recommendations given by ...
DoT to decide soon on Trai's proposals to set up satellite earth station gatewaysThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to make a decision next week on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommen...
As open house on satcom spectrum allotment looms, Jio JV partner SES keeps mum on viewsLuxembourg-based SES, in an earlier consultation undertaken last year by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), had strongly opp...
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...
Telecom dept suggests auction models for sale of Satcom spectrumSpectrum for such services is used, for example, for sending and receiving signals from a gateway—similar to a base transceiver station (BT...
Satcom body ISpA says space spectrum shouldn’t be auctioned“As space industry, our request to the government is that spectrum should be allocated administratively as it is being done worldwide,” Ind...
Trai set to discuss satellite spectrum allocation soonKu band is administratively allocated by DoT, but there has been growing demand from telecom companies - primarily Reliance Jio and Vodafon...
DoT initiates process to auction more 5G spectrumAccording to officials, DoT has formed an internal committee to chalk out a strategy to incorporate 37.0-42.5 GHz as international mobile t...
Satellite broadband services in India: Players and problemsFrom Elon Musk's SpaceX to Bharti's OneWeb to Jio to Amazon to Tata's Nelco, there are several players who are planning to launch satellite...
Jio Platforms, SES forms JV to deliver satellite-based broadband services; RIL down 3%The joint venture will use multi-orbit space networks that is a combination of geostationary (GEO) and medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite c...
Jio forays into satellite broadband market, forms 51:49 satellite JV with Luxembourg’s SESThe latest JPL-SES joint venture formation comes on the heels of Reliance Jio Infocomm’s newly formed satellite unit, Jio Satellite Communi...