India Mobile Congress opens: Jyotiraditya Scindia lays out India's telecom road map beyond 5GIndia is aiming for a significant share of 6G patents. The satellite communications market is projected to triple by 2033. Communications M...
08 Oct, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Jyotiraditya Scindia meets SpaceX president, calls satcom India’s next connectivity frontierCommunications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met with SpaceX officials, including Gwynne Shotwell, to explore collaboration opportunities i...
17 Jun, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
Trai counters concerns of satcom spectrum levy hurting telcosTelecom regulator Trai has defended its spectrum levy recommendations for satcom companies, stating they won't distort the market or harm t...
09 May, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Apple plan to make India a manufacturing hub makes economic sense: Jyotiraditya ScindiaIndia is in the final stages of approving Starlink, but the Elon Musk-owned company is expected to play a minor role in connectivity compar...
06 May, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Starlink services via Airtel and Jio to be cheaper than the companies' own channels: ExpertsIndustry experts suggest that Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio mobile users may find Starlink services more affordable when bundled with thei...
13 Mar, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
DoT makes satellite equipment testing, certification mandatory ahead of satcom services launchIndia will soon mandate testing and certification of satellite equipment, such as gateways and user terminals, for satcom services starting...
07 Mar, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
India's Telecommunications Act 2023: The future of satellite communicationThe Telecommunications Act 2023 in India prioritizes public interest by allocating satellite spectrum without auction. This supports the na...
16 Oct, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
Govt likely to treat satellite broadband as telecom service, allow 100% FDI via automatic routeThe Indian government is expected to treat satellite broadband as a telecom service, allowing companies like Eutelsat OneWeb, Starlink, Ama...
06 Mar, 2024, 09.22 AM IST
Space companies shoot for the moon as govt eases FDI rulesOn Monday, the cabinet amended the FDI rules for the space sector, allowing 74% FDI under the automatic route for satellite manufacturing/o...
23 Feb, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Satcom won't be a threat to terrestrial telecom services: Government officialIn the immediate term, the government will allocate spectrum without auctions to satellite players only for point-to-point connections and ...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.17 AM IST
Amazon seeks regulator's nod for satcom services in IndiaThis would make the US e-commerce firm the latest entrant in India's nascent but fast-growing satellite communications (satcom) market. Ama...
10 Oct, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
India set to relax FDI norms in space sector in bid to give a boost to satcomIndia is planning to liberalize its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the space sector. The government will allow up to 74% overse...
25 Sep, 2023, 11.03 AM 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
Reliance Jio's satcom entry will not hit OneWeb, says Sunil MittalMittal warned that no satcom company would participate if the spectrum meant for the segment was auctioned. That would mean India facing th...
03 Mar, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Sunil Mittal on Jio's satcom entry, Vodafone Idea's health, 5G auctions and more"We are working with Ericsson, Nokia in 5G and Mavenir for OpenRAN and others. We have also signed an MoU with Tata to do an Open RAN stack...
02 Mar, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
Indian manufacturer seeks inroads into AfricaThe company manufactures encoders, decoders and many software products for IPTV, DSL cable and DTH, he said.
03 Jun, 2013, 02.58 PM IST
- Avantel bags Rs 6.6 crore order; stock up
Avantel has received an order from Indian Defence Services for supply of Satcom products worth Rs 65.9 million.
14 Jun, 2011, 10.49 AM IST