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Tanay Singh Thakur January 5th, 2022 10:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Hughes Announce Joint Venture

To provide satellite broadband services in India, Bharti Airtel and Hughes have announced a joint venture. The joint venture will be operational as HCIPL and will combine the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) businesses of both companies. This will enable the new joint venture in delivering scalable and flexible networking solutions using satellite connectivity for primary transport, backup, and hybrid implementation. According to a joint release, the agreement between both... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 4th, 2022 11:53 AM 5 COMMENTS

Starlink India Asked to Refund All Pre-Orders by DoT

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked Starlink India to refund all the pre-orders it has taken until now. Starlink reached out to the customers and asked them to claim their refund by signing in to their account and clicking on ‘Cancel and Request Refund’. This is a big blow to the company and one that will certainly affect its business in India. The DoT and the Telecom Regulatory Authority... Read More

Anupam Sharma December 24th, 2021 3:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

OneWeb Agrees to Distribution Partnership With Australian Company Vocus

The low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, One Web has announced its distribution partnership agreement with Australian telecommunications company Vocus is an initiative to offer OneWeb’s high-speed and low-latency communications service across Australia. The partnership is also going to benefit Vocus as OneWeb is supported by a global network of gateways and user terminals and its global connectivity platform provides high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity which will ensure the expansion... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 22nd, 2021 6:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio and Airtel Find Another Area to Disagree

Reliance Jio backs the satellite gateway spectrum allocation through auctions, a position conflicting with its competitor Airtel and other global satellite broadband operators who want such allocation through administrative routes. Reliance Jio expressed its stand in a submission made to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). According to Reliance Jio, the allocation through transparent auction aligns with the Supreme Court’s 2012 judgment and complies with the ‘same service, same... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 22nd, 2021 2:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

SIA-India Asks TRAI to Allow Satellite Gateways to Operate on 27.5 – 28.5 GHz Band

The Satcom Association of India (SIA-India) has written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for allowing the satellite gateways to operate on the spectrum in the 27.5 GHz - 28.5 GHz band. The industry body said that such a move is crucial for developing and enhancing the national infrastructure to roll out new broadband services, which also includes 5G. Further, according to an ET Telecom report, SIA-India also... Read More

Anupam Sharma December 21st, 2021 3:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Viasat Warns India Regarding the Auction of 28 GHz Band for 5G

According to the American Communications Company Viasat, if India decides to auction spectrum in 28 GHz band for 5G services, it might just be risking losing about $184.6 billion by the year 2030 in terms of economic value. The company added that it could become very difficult for India to take advantage of the space economy without the presence of a millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum in Satcom services. The concerns... Read More

Ria Lakshman December 20th, 2021 4:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Carries 52 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites to the low-orbit of Earth from the base in California. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The company completed the first eleventh launch and landing of an orbital class rocket booster with the launch. It was the 34th launch for Starlink. The second stage continued into orbit, and deployment... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 18th, 2021 1:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Satellite Services to Get Faster Clearance in India

A new wave of connectivity solutions and technologies will emerge with the arrival of satellite broadband services in India. The satellite communications (satcom) sector needs all the help it can get from the government to ensure that it has a good base to operate on, and companies such as OneWeb and Starlink, which plan to come to India next year, can sustain their businesses in the long run. According to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 11th, 2021 12:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

Satcom Players Want USOF, Telcos Don’t Like That

The Universal Service Obligations Fund (USOF) was set up in 2003 with the aim to provide subsidies to operators and help expand connectivity in rural and remote areas of the country. Now, the satellite communications (satcom) players want access to the USOF. Starlink, one of the major satellite broadband service providers owned by SpaceX, is expected to launch commercial services in India in 2022. Starlink has asked the government to... Read More

Anupam Sharma December 8th, 2021 7:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

5G Spectrum Should be Offered to Everyone in the Same Way, Demand Telcos

In the recent development of events, the senior executives of India’s three private telcos – Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel have asked the government for the same action. The telcos have asked for the 5G bands, including those being used for 4G currently, to be put up for sale, reduce levies or extend the moratorium period in regards to the new airwaves. Moreover, Vi and Reliance Jio... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 8th, 2021 9:51 AM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Follows DoT in Ordering Starlink to Stop Selling Pre-Bookings

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has sent a letter to Starlink asking the SpaceX owned satellite broadband company to stop selling pre-bookings in India. As per an ET report, the regulator has said that due to not having necessary approvals and licenses, the company shouldn’t engage in any sort of telecom business and collect any related fee from the Indian consumers. The timing of the letter is a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 6th, 2021 10:32 AM 3 COMMENTS

Starlink Connection Might Cost Rs 158000 Annually in India

Starlink, a satellite communications (satcom) company trying to provide global satellite broadband coverage plans to enter Indian territory with commercial services in 2022. The company has shared expected equipment and service cost for the Indian market. Sanjay Bhargava, India Head, Starlink, shared the cost/benefit analysis via a link in a LinkedIn post. The expected cost of the connection for the first year might go up to Rs 1,58,000 for the... Read More