Elon Musk reacts to Scindia, says Starlink will do its best to serve people of IndiaElon Musk’s Starlink aims to serve India after the government decided to allocate satellite spectrum administratively. This follows critici...
17 Oct, 2024, 02.13 PM IST
Satcom spectrum will be allocated administratively but with a price: Jyotiraditya ScindiaTelecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia confirmed that satellite spectrum will be allocated administratively, not without cost. TRAI will dec...
16 Oct, 2024, 08.49 AM IST
Govt may not allot satcom waves in a rush; to fine-tune rules firstThe DoT is likely to also do more consultations with the stakeholders regarding the allocation, which has to be done administratively, as p...
10 Apr, 2024, 07.38 AM IST
Satcom spectrum allocation via auctions hangs in the balanceOfficials aware of the details told ET that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has added global mobile personal communication by sa...
18 Sep, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Allow flexible spectrum use between Satcom & Telecom: JioJio Satellite Communications has requested India's telecom regulator, Trai, to allow flexible use of spectrum for both satellite and mobile...
06 Sep, 2023, 10.44 PM IST
Jio writes to Trai, seeks flexible use of satellite spectrumReliance Jio has urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to allow flexible use of spectrum between satellite and terrestrial...
06 Sep, 2023, 02.12 PM IST
Trai exploring auction models to 'best' allocate Satcom spectrumThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is analysing three to four auction models for satellite spectrum, including the ones propo...
15 Aug, 2023, 08.29 AM 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
Govt may send fresh reference to Trai to chalk out 28 GHz roadmapThe department had recently taken out the sale of the 28 GHz frequencies from the upcoming 5G auction. Telcos want the band auctioned while...
06 Jun, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
Satcom Industry Association urges India to align with Europe, 120 nations on spectrum allocationSatcom Industry Association (SIA), in a letter to Telecom Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw, expressed serious concerns on recommendations of the T...
03 May, 2022, 05.56 PM IST
Telcos, satcom cos must coexist in mmWave band for optimum resource use, says TraiThe regulator has said that such a move would encourage buyers - both telcos and satcom players - and eliminate the possibility of a major ...
18 Apr, 2022, 03.03 PM 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
Trai seeks DoT clarity around mmWave before recommending base priceThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought this information to have a clear idea on the quantum of mmWave band spectrum th...
27 Oct, 2021, 07.08 AM IST
Satcom group seeks participation in Trai's consultation process for spectrum auctionIn a September 27 letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman PD Vaghela, the Satellite Industry Association (SiA) Indi...
06 Oct, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
India head of SpaceX’s Starlink eyes pacts with others in spaceIn his first exclusive interaction with media, Bhargava told ET that his immediate mandate, following an hour-long meeting with Musk, is to...
06 Oct, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
Space wars: Inmarsat downplays potential rivalry from OneWeb and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in IndiaOneWeb and SpaceX plan to launch their respective satellite communications services in India next year while Amazon too is keen to enter th...
21 Aug, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
DoT to seek TRAI views on norms for LEO players“The upcoming paper from the Trai is likely to seek industry views on whether a new category of licences must be created for LEO players op...
07 Jun, 2021, 08.37 AM IST