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Elon Musk Says Starlink Inactive in India After Second Device Seized
Starlink is seeking approval in India to provide satellite broadband services and the Musk-owned company is trying to address any potential security concerns as part of the process.
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Curfew Relaxed In 4 Districts, Internet Suspension Lifted In Manipur
With no major incident reported from any of the districts in Manipur, curfew was relaxed in four Imphal Valley districts on Wednesday and the suspension on broadband internet was lifted, officials said on Tuesday.
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Reliance Jio AirFiber Plans 2024: Price in India, Data and OTT Benefits, Features, and More
Reliance Jio AirFiber broadband service offers a host of interesting features and benefits. Customers can get 1000GB of data per month coupled with up to 1Gbps of internet speeds. Moreover, customers can also avail of free OTT subscriptions like Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video, Netflix, and more. The Jio AirFiber comes with a starting price of Rs 599 ...
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India Adds 7.3 Crore Internet Subscribers, 7.8 Crore Broadband Users In 1 Year
Broadband services also maintained their upward trajectory, with the number of broadband subscribers increasing from 84.6 crore in March 2023 to 92.4 crore in March 2024, according to latest data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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Airtel and Google Cloud Enter a Strategic Partnership to Build AI-Powered Cloud Services for Enterprises
Airtel and Google Cloud have collaborated to build and deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud services for enterprises in the Indian market. Through this partnership, Airtel aims to use Google’s cloud solution suite and build server-based services including various analytics tools, IoT products, and more. The telecom operator also plan...
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Jio AirFiber Availability Expands to 115 Cities in India; Now Includes Coimbatore, Mysore, Rajkot, Warangal and More
Jio AirFiber is the company's latest service based on 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access), and it is for people who do not have access to fiber broadband in their office or home locations.
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Amazon Seeks Regulatory Approval to Launch Project Kuiper Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
Amazon's Project Kuiper could be launched in India in the coming months, as the US based company has applied for approval to operate its satellite-based broadband internet services in the country. Amazon's Kuiper Systems will rely on a constellation of 3,236 satellites that are located in low Earth orbit (LEO) to provide access to low-latency and...
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Amazon Plans to Take on Elon Musk's Starlink in India With Affordable Equipment, Services
An interview that explores Amazon's plans to bring Project Kuiper to India, and how it will be different from Elon Musk's Starlink service.
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Elon Musk's Starlink High-Speed Internet Service Eyes India, Faces Resistance From Reliance Jio Over Auctions
Elon Musk is eager to bring his Starlink satellite broadband to India, but the world's richest man faces strong resistance from Mukesh Ambani, Asia's wealthiest, who runs Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio. Following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US on Tuesday, Musk said he was keen to launch Starlink in India which "can ...
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TRAI Issues Draft to Repeal Regulation on Dial-Up Quality, Leased Line Internet Access Service
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday issued a draft to repeal the regulation on quality of service of dial-up and leased line internet access service. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that there are no dial-up subscribers now and high-speed broadband services are being provided through optical fibres, wireless technologies such as ...
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OneWeb Completes 618 Satellites Constellation For Global Internet Coverage
Bharti Enterprise-backed OneWeb on Sunday completed its constellation of 618 low earth orbit satellites that would allow it to offer broadband internet services from space in every corner of the world.
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Mobile Internet Services to Resume in Punjab, Suspension to Continue in Ferozepur, Parts of Amritsar, Mohali
Curbs on mobile internet, SMS services in Punjab will be lifted in the state, barring some districts, from Tuesday noon, the department of home affairs and justice said in an order. The suspension of mobile internet and SMS services were, however, extended in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur and Amritsar's Ajnala sub-division and a few areas in...
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US Trade Agency To Fund Study On Broadband Connectivity In Rural India
The United States Trade and Development Agency will provide a grant to an internet service provider to conduct a feasibility study to take broadband connectivity to over 30 million people in rural and peri-urban communities across India, an official
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OTT Communication Services Should Be Licensed, Compensate Telcos for Data Traffic, COAI Says
COAI on Tuesday pitched for licensing and light-touch regulation for OTT communication services, as part of its suggestions on definition of OTT networks as part of the draft telecom bill. The telecom operators' body also said that OTT services, which include apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and Telegram, should directly compensate telcos f...
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White House Said to Be in Talks With Elon Musk to Set Up Starlink in Iran, Circumvent Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk and the White House are said to be in talks to set up the former's SpaceX satellite internet services Starlink in Iran, where Internet access remains restricted over widespread national protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Last month, the US Treasury Department last month said that some satellite Internet equipment ca...
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Elon Musk Says Starlink Inactive in India After Second Device Seized
Starlink is seeking approval in India to provide satellite broadband services and the Musk-owned company is trying to address any potential security concerns as part of the process.
-
Curfew Relaxed In 4 Districts, Internet Suspension Lifted In Manipur
With no major incident reported from any of the districts in Manipur, curfew was relaxed in four Imphal Valley districts on Wednesday and the suspension on broadband internet was lifted, officials said on Tuesday.
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Reliance Jio AirFiber Plans 2024: Price in India, Data and OTT Benefits, Features, and More
Reliance Jio AirFiber broadband service offers a host of interesting features and benefits. Customers can get 1000GB of data per month coupled with up to 1Gbps of internet speeds. Moreover, customers can also avail of free OTT subscriptions like Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video, Netflix, and more. The Jio AirFiber comes with a starting price of Rs 599 ...
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India Adds 7.3 Crore Internet Subscribers, 7.8 Crore Broadband Users In 1 Year
Broadband services also maintained their upward trajectory, with the number of broadband subscribers increasing from 84.6 crore in March 2023 to 92.4 crore in March 2024, according to latest data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
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Airtel and Google Cloud Enter a Strategic Partnership to Build AI-Powered Cloud Services for Enterprises
Airtel and Google Cloud have collaborated to build and deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud services for enterprises in the Indian market. Through this partnership, Airtel aims to use Google’s cloud solution suite and build server-based services including various analytics tools, IoT products, and more. The telecom operator also plan...
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Jio AirFiber Availability Expands to 115 Cities in India; Now Includes Coimbatore, Mysore, Rajkot, Warangal and More
Jio AirFiber is the company's latest service based on 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access), and it is for people who do not have access to fiber broadband in their office or home locations.
-
Amazon Seeks Regulatory Approval to Launch Project Kuiper Satellite Internet Services in India: Report
Amazon's Project Kuiper could be launched in India in the coming months, as the US based company has applied for approval to operate its satellite-based broadband internet services in the country. Amazon's Kuiper Systems will rely on a constellation of 3,236 satellites that are located in low Earth orbit (LEO) to provide access to low-latency and...
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Amazon Plans to Take on Elon Musk's Starlink in India With Affordable Equipment, Services
An interview that explores Amazon's plans to bring Project Kuiper to India, and how it will be different from Elon Musk's Starlink service.
-
Elon Musk's Starlink High-Speed Internet Service Eyes India, Faces Resistance From Reliance Jio Over Auctions
Elon Musk is eager to bring his Starlink satellite broadband to India, but the world's richest man faces strong resistance from Mukesh Ambani, Asia's wealthiest, who runs Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio. Following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US on Tuesday, Musk said he was keen to launch Starlink in India which "can ...
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TRAI Issues Draft to Repeal Regulation on Dial-Up Quality, Leased Line Internet Access Service
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday issued a draft to repeal the regulation on quality of service of dial-up and leased line internet access service. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said that there are no dial-up subscribers now and high-speed broadband services are being provided through optical fibres, wireless technologies such as ...
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OneWeb Completes 618 Satellites Constellation For Global Internet Coverage
Bharti Enterprise-backed OneWeb on Sunday completed its constellation of 618 low earth orbit satellites that would allow it to offer broadband internet services from space in every corner of the world.
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Mobile Internet Services to Resume in Punjab, Suspension to Continue in Ferozepur, Parts of Amritsar, Mohali
Curbs on mobile internet, SMS services in Punjab will be lifted in the state, barring some districts, from Tuesday noon, the department of home affairs and justice said in an order. The suspension of mobile internet and SMS services were, however, extended in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur and Amritsar's Ajnala sub-division and a few areas in...
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US Trade Agency To Fund Study On Broadband Connectivity In Rural India
The United States Trade and Development Agency will provide a grant to an internet service provider to conduct a feasibility study to take broadband connectivity to over 30 million people in rural and peri-urban communities across India, an official
-
OTT Communication Services Should Be Licensed, Compensate Telcos for Data Traffic, COAI Says
COAI on Tuesday pitched for licensing and light-touch regulation for OTT communication services, as part of its suggestions on definition of OTT networks as part of the draft telecom bill. The telecom operators' body also said that OTT services, which include apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and Telegram, should directly compensate telcos f...
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White House Said to Be in Talks With Elon Musk to Set Up Starlink in Iran, Circumvent Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk and the White House are said to be in talks to set up the former's SpaceX satellite internet services Starlink in Iran, where Internet access remains restricted over widespread national protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Last month, the US Treasury Department last month said that some satellite Internet equipment ca...
