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
Satcom spectrum allotment: Jio brings up former Supreme Court judge view to counter Mukul Rohatgi'sThe former judge said that even if it could be argued that the 2G judgement does not apply to satellite spectrum, proponents of administrat...
31 Aug, 2023, 09.38 AM IST
Auction vs Allocation: War escalates between companies over satcom spectrumThe battle lines are clear--satellite companies plus telco Bharti Airtel champion allocation; phone companies Reliance Jio and Vodafone Ide...
23 Jul, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Auction not best method to allocate satellite spectrum: Mukul RohatgiBroadband India Forum (BIF) had sought Rohatgi’s views on whether the law requires that the only way to allocate satellite spectrum is auct...
17 Jul, 2023, 08.48 AM IST
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...
12 Jul, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
Trai advice on how to allocate satcom spectrum by AugustIf an auction model does not hurt the satellite industry, then Trai may suggest that satcom spectrum be sold to the highest bidder, they sa...
26 Jun, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
War of billionaires: Musk, Tata, Mittal & Amazon on one side, Ambani on other for satellite spectrumElon Musk wants his Starlink to beam down wireless internet in India from satellites orbiting the earth, but the licensing regime his group...
25 Jun, 2023, 04.10 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
DoT, Industry on opposite ends of satellite spectrumTelecom operators Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea are backing DoT, while Bharti Enterprise-backed satcom firm OneWeb has joined the rest of ...
25 May, 2023, 09.22 AM IST
Trai issues paper on spectrum allocation mode for spacecom servicesThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had written to Trai to assess the demand for space-based communication services and provide reco...
07 Apr, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
India will be first to hold satellite spectrum auction: Trai ChairmanIndia will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication, and it should be designed to attract investments in the se...
13 Dec, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
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...
16 Nov, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
Trai to start consultations on allocation of satcom spectrumDoT has provided information around spectrum availability in various bands like Ku and Ka, used for satellite communications, to Trai. Curr...
19 Aug, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
OneWeb counters Jio's claims of spectrum sale in BrazilOneWeb termed Reliance Jio's claim that auction of spectrum for broadband-from-space services is rapidly gaining ground globally as mislead...
21 Jan, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Jio tells Trai auction of spectrum for broadband-from-space services gaining traction globallyThe Mukesh Ambani-led telco has decried the administrative allocation system, calling it “a relic of a competition-free past,” totally at o...
17 Jan, 2022, 02.50 PM IST
Jio, Airtel at loggerheads on satcom airwaves saleJio wants the government to auction spectrum for satellite broadband service providers and make them abide by the same security requirement...
04 Sep, 2021, 08.32 AM IST
No case for auction of satellite spectrum: Sunil MittalBharti-backed OneWeb, a satellite communications company, has plans to offer its services in India from May 2022, and has said its offering...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.13 PM IST