Satcom firms say telcos’ criticism of Trai spectrum suggestions unjustifiedSatellite companies refute telecom operators' claims that Trai's satcom spectrum pricing recommendations ignore competitive parity. Satcom ...
05 Jun, 2025, 07.52 AM IST
No question of review of satcom spectrum recommendation based COAI's recommendations: TRAI sourcesTRAI has dismissed COAI's request to review its satcom spectrum recommendations, asserting that the consultation process was thorough and t...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
'Unjustifiably low' satcom spectrum price, says COAIIndia's leading telecom operators have strongly criticised the telecom regulator's satcom recommendations, deeming the spectrum pricing as ...
02 Jun, 2025, 09.33 AM IST
Jefferies expects limited capacity, premium pricing from Starlink; sees no disruption to Indian telcosStarlink's entry into the Indian market aims to support 0.18 million subscribers initially, with plans to scale up to 5.7 million by 2030. ...
27 Mar, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Starlink's satellite broadband poses limited threat to Indian telcos: ReportStarlink's satellite broadband services won't significantly challenge Indian telecom leaders Jio and Bharti Airtel due to their competitive...
15 Mar, 2025, 12.38 PM IST
Bharti Airtel partners with Elon Musk's Starlink for high-speed satellite internet in IndiaBharti Airtel has partnered with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring the Starlink satellite internet service to India, marking a significant develo...
12 Mar, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
Let millions of data users bloom and telco top lines will cross a trillionThe Indian telecom sector's quarterly revenue is expected to cross ₹1 lakh crore in the next two to three years. This growth is driven by h...
04 Jan, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
Telcos investment recovery in limbo as tariff hike backfires, price war with satcom services likely in 2025Private telecom operators in India face challenges in 2024 due to losing customers after tariff hikes and competition from satellite broadb...
28 Dec, 2024, 06.35 PM IST
Starlink may not be an immediate threat to Jio, Airtel if it enters Indian marketAnalysts and industry experts believe that Starlink's entry into the Indian market is unlikely to pose an immediate threat to Reliance Jio ...
25 Nov, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
Swiggy IPO oversubscribed; CCI heat on food delivery firmsSwiggy’s initial public offering (IPO), India’s second-largest this year, was oversubscribed on the final day. This and more in today’s ETt...
08 Nov, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
Starlink, telcos spar over satellite spectrum pricingElon Musk's Starlink criticizes Indian telecom operators for demanding auctioned satellite spectrum for urban consumers, calling it self-se...
06 Nov, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
Vi hasn’t made much headway in clearing Indus Towers’ dues: Gopal Vittal, MD, Bharti AirtelWhile talking to ET, Airtel MD Gopal Vittal said that there has not been “much headway” in getting Vodafone Idea to clear the dues owed to ...
22 Dec, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Elon Musk versus Ambani: Looking down the great divide in India's telecom industryIndia's telecom industry is divided over the allocation of satellite spectrum for satellite communication services. Companies like Reliance...
11 Oct, 2023, 09.43 PM IST
28GHz spectrum allotments for 5G have failed in Korea, US, Japan, Thailand: Satcos to TRAIThe likes of Amazon’s Project Kuiper, OneWeb, Starlink and Telesat amongst others, are eyeing the nascent satellite broadband market in Ind...
09 Jun, 2023, 01.30 PM IST
Tata group's Nelco opposes telecom operators’ stance on spectrum sharingSubmitting counter comments to the telecom regulator’s consultation paper, the company and industry body SatCom Industry Association (SIA) ...
27 Mar, 2023, 07.25 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
Satellite players oppose proposal to share 28 GHz band with telcosUS-based Hughes Networks too has asked the Indian government to approve its project to build a satellite exclusively for India, which would...
09 Jun, 2021, 09.04 AM IST