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Palak Sharma July 25th, 2022 5:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

OneWeb, Eutelsat Eye to Merge for Competing with Starlink and More

French satellite operator Eutelsat announced on Monday that it is in discussions with its British counterpart OneWeb about a potential merger to create a world-class broadband internet provider that would compete with US providers like SpaceX's starlink. Eutelsat Communications stated that it has spoken with its fellow OneWeb co-shareholders about the prospect of combining all of their shares to create a business that would be the global leader in connectivity... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 20th, 2022 8:39 AM 0 COMMENTS

Space Based Mobile Network Services Not Far Now

If you are someone who has faced network connectivity issues on your smartphone, it is because the mobile networks have a limited reach. Since fibre deployment in every single part of the world is difficult, there will always be limitations in the connectivity for consumers if they depend on terrestrial networks for services. However, with space-based mobile network services, it would completely change. Satellite-based 4G/5G networks will be able to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 13th, 2022 11:26 AM 2 COMMENTS

5G from Space Will be Reality Soon

The satellite communications (satcom) sector is going to develop significantly over the next decade as investments from private companies and groups flow in. The governments across the world have been introducing and modifying policies to make the space sector lucrative for investors. 5G networks are also going to see massive growth by the end of this decade. However, 5G won’t just be limited as a terrestrial networking technology. In the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 12th, 2022 10:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Space Organisation Sets Up National Advisory Committee (NAC)

The Indian Space Organisation (ISpA) on Tuesday announced the National Advisory Committee (NAC) for boosting the cooperation amongst the stakeholders and building a 360-degree perspective in shaping the contours of the private space industry ecosystem in India. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director of Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) will be the chairperson of the newly formed committee. There are nine members in the NAC right now from different backgrounds including tech, defence,... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 12th, 2022 10:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

OneWeb to Launch Satellite Broadband Services in India Soon

OneWeb, a satellite communications (Satcom) company majorly owned by the Bharti Group and the UK Government, will soon launch satellite broadband services in India. The company is on track to launch its services after a delay because of the Russia and Ukraine war crisis. OneWeb had initially planned to commercially launch in India in May 2022. But that didn’t happen, and now there’s no fixed timeframe on when the launch... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 8th, 2022 7:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Starlink Maritime Giving Up to 350 Mbps Speed on Boats Now

Starlink, one of the major satcom (satellite communications) companies globally, is offering satellite broadband connections on boats as well. Starlink Maritime is what the service is called, and the company says that it can offer users high-speed, low-latency internet with up to 350 Mbps speed while at sea. Starlink said that Starlink Maritime “allows you to connect from the most remote waters across the world, just like you would in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 31st, 2022 12:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

NXTDIGITAL and Thaicom Ink MoU for Providing Satellite Broadband Services in India

NXTDIGITAL, the medial and digital vertical of the Hinduja Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thaicom for forming a strategic partnership to provide satellite broadband services in India. Thaicom is one of the leading satellite operators globally. Together, the companies will deploy Broadband-over-satellite (BoS) systems in an India-focused capacity. The capacity could be enhanced in the future on a state-of-art software-defined high throughput satellite; augmenting the existing... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 18th, 2022 1:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nelco, Telesat Complete LEO Demonstrations in India for B2B Segment Successfully

Nelco and Telesat have announced that they have together successfully completed their first in-orbit demonstration of high-speed broadband connectivity in India with Telesat’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. This is yet another big milestone for bringing next-generation satellite communication (satcom) technologies to the country. The testing campaign was conducted from April 25 to April 29, 2022. It happened at the Nelco’s Mahape teleport and leveraged an 85-cm Intellian... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 16th, 2022 6:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

Hughes India President Explains Why Conflict of Spectrum Exists Between Satcom and Telecom Operators

The satellite communications (satcom) service providers and the telecom or terrestrial network service providers (TSPs) have contradicting views when it comes to spectrum auctions. First of all, the satcom sector didn’t want India to hold an auction for allocating airwaves for satellite services. Instead, the satcom players were looking forward to an administrative allocation of spectrum. There is a demand from the satcom sector for reserving frequencies in the mmWave... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 13th, 2022 8:20 AM 0 COMMENTS

Disney+ Hotstar Benefits from IPL and Prepaid Plan Bundling, Adds 4 Million Users

The globally popular over-the-top (OTT) streaming service, Disney+, known as Disney+ Hotstar in India and some other markets, now has 138 million users so far. Out of the 138 million users of Disney+, 50+ million users are of Disney+ Hotstar. Disney+ Hotstar saw good growth in new user addition on a monthly basis on the back of IPL (Indian Premier League) and bundling with prepaid plans. In the January to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 9th, 2022 8:28 AM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Makes Positive Announcement for Satcom and Telecom Sector of India

Amidst the ongoing battle between the telecom sector and the satellite communications (satcom) sector, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced a new rule that will favour both sectors. The rule says that the telecom service providers will not have to pay network operation and control centre (NOCC) charges which are levied on the use of space segments for satellite broadband, telephony, etc. The DoT introduced the NOCC regime in... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 6th, 2022 9:49 AM 0 COMMENTS

Satcom: GSA Asks Indian Govt to Put all Frequencies in 28 GHz for Auction

The UK-based Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has asked the Indian government to put up all the frequencies in the 24.5 GHz - 28.5 GHz band for auction. According to an ET Telecom report, the body said that satcom (satellite communications) and terrestrial network service providers can co-exist. GSA wrote to K Rajaraman, Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) saying that it fully supports the recommendations given by the... Read More