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
Government to push space companies to cut imports and Make in IndiaThe industry is divided over the method of satellite spectrum allotment for satellite broadband services. Satellite companies such as Starl...
10 Oct, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
Eutelsat concludes OneWeb merger; Bharti Enterprises to be largest shareholderFrance's Eutelsat Communications has merged with OneWeb with Bharti Group, to create a global satellite operation. The move aims to compete...
29 Sep, 2023, 12.59 AM IST
Telesat taps SpaceX to launch its broadband satellites in orbitCanada's Telesat on Monday said it has signed a agreement with SpaceX to launch its low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation called Li...
11 Sep, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
Trai extends counter-comments deadline on satellite spectrum allotment paperThe regulator has received comments from as many as 64 stakeholders with the likes of Elon Musk’s Starlink, Bharti-backed OneWeb, Jeff Bezo...
14 Jun, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
Starlink, Amazon red-flag satellite spectrum auctionStarlink and Amazon, along with Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Canada's Telesat, have told the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)...
03 Jun, 2023, 09.18 AM IST
Satcom companies ask In-SPACe to look into spectrum allocation modeSatcom Industry Association of India (SIA India) has requested the Indian space industry regulator, IN-SPACe, to examine the Telecom Regula...
02 May, 2023, 08.18 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
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
TRAI recommends separate permit for setting up satellite earth station gatewaysThe suggested satellite earth station gateway (SESG) licence under Section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act will have 20-year validity with a ...
29 Nov, 2022, 05.26 PM 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 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
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
Trai extends comments submissions deadlines for satellite gateways consultationTrai’s paper is seen as a decisive step towards framing new licencing rules on setting up of in-country satellite gateways by global non-ge...
13 Dec, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
- Telesat-Nelco may offer Satcom services by 2024
Speaking to ET, Nelco chief executive PJ Nath backed the likes of Sunil Mittal, chairman of OneWeb, in saying satellite spectrum has never ...
07 Oct, 2021, 07.48 AM IST
Canada's Telesat takes on Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in space race to provide fast broadbandDespite the competition, Dan Goldberg, Telesat's chief executive officer, voices confidence when he calls Telesat's LEO constellation "the ...
11 Apr, 2021, 06.43 PM IST