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Elon Musk's Starlink Reportedly Submits Formal Acceptance of Licence Norms, Could Launch in India Soon
Starlink has reportedly accepted the security and data storage requirements mandated by the Indian government for satellite broadband providers, aiming to launch services in India. The satellite spectrum will be allocated administratively. Elon Musk-led Starlink will compete with providers like Reliance's JioSpaceFiber, Airtel, and Amazon Kuiper, w...
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Government Says Satellite Spectrum Policy Can Attract Many Companies After Elon Musk-Mukesh Ambani Tussle
The government says that its decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more choice. Starlink has long wanted to launch in India, and has in recent months clashed with billionaire Ambani's company over how the country should grant spectrum for satellite services.
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Elon Musk's Starlink Working on Indian Security Clearance for Satellite Broadband
Starlink has been looking to enter India for years and its plans got a major boost last month when New Delhi said it wouldn't auction spectrum for satellite broadband but rather award it administratively - just as Musk wanted. Rival Indian telecom billionaire Mukesh Ambani had wanted an auction.
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Government Says No Auction of Satellite Spectrum; Elon Musk Hails Decision
The government has announced that it will allocate spectrum for satellite broadband through administrative means, hours after Elon Musk labelled the auction approach sought by billionaire Mukesh Ambani as "unprecedented." Musk's Starlink has argued that the administrative allocation of licenses aligns with global practices, whereas Reliance argues ...
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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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Reliance Jio Adds 130 Million Subscribers YoY, Data Traffic Up 46 Percent to 91 Billion GB: Details
Reliance Jio remained the country’s largest digital services platform with a subscriber base of 410.2 million users, including both fixed broadband and mobile services at the end of March, while the number of subscribers grew to 419.9 million by June, the company announced in its annual report.
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DoT Said to Be in Favour of Putting 20-Year Validity for Spectrum in Upcoming AuctionsÂ
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is said to be willing to put a 20-year validity for spectrum in the upcoming auctions, following TRAI-recommended reserve prices to the Cabinet.Â
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TRAI Recommends 2Mbps as Minimum Broadband Speed, Asks Government to Pay 50 Percent of Monthly Charges for Rural Connections
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended fixing the minimum download speed with broadband connectivity at 2Mbps and asked the government to pay 50 percent of the monthly subscription charges of rural broadband users in the country.
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Bharti Airtel Gains After Acquiring 355.45 MHz Spectrum For Rs 18,699 Crore
Bharti Airtel Share Price: On Tuesday, Bharti Airtel opened on the BSE at Rs 542.95, touching an intraday high of Rs 543.95 and an intraday low of Rs 529.05, so far.
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TRAI Should Work on Alternate Spectrum Auction Method, Says Think Tank
TRAI should also lower the reserve prices for spectrum auction, said the report named "Evaluating Spectrum Auctions in India".
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Cabinet Gives Nod To New Telecom Policy: Report
The draft promised to rationalise levies such as spectrum charges to rejuvenate debt-ridden telecom sector, the proposed new telecom policy seeks to provide broadband access to all with 50 megabit per second speed, 5G services and create 40 lakh new jobs by 2022.
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Telenor, Huawei Conduct Successful 'Lean BCCH' Trials
'Lean BCCH' is a technology standard designed to address spectrum scarcity and offer affordable mobile broadband services to customers.
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Microsoft's Rural Airband Initiative Aims to Provide Broadband Internet via TV Spectrum
Microsoft's initiative, unveiled Tuesday, comes as policy makers struggle to extend high-speed Internet services to rural areas.
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Mozilla Declares 'Project Gram Marg Solution for Rural Broadband' Winner of Equal Rating Innovation Challenge
The Project Gram Marg team has developed a technology that makes use of the unused white space on the TV spectrum in order to backhaul data from village Wi-Fi clusters to provide broadband access.
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Airtel to Buy Tikona's 4G Business for Rs. 1,600 Crores
The deal includes acquisition of Tikona's Broadband Wireless Access spectrum and 350 sites in five telecom circles.
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Elon Musk's Starlink Reportedly Submits Formal Acceptance of Licence Norms, Could Launch in India Soon
Starlink has reportedly accepted the security and data storage requirements mandated by the Indian government for satellite broadband providers, aiming to launch services in India. The satellite spectrum will be allocated administratively. Elon Musk-led Starlink will compete with providers like Reliance's JioSpaceFiber, Airtel, and Amazon Kuiper, w...
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Government Says Satellite Spectrum Policy Can Attract Many Companies After Elon Musk-Mukesh Ambani Tussle
The government says that its decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more choice. Starlink has long wanted to launch in India, and has in recent months clashed with billionaire Ambani's company over how the country should grant spectrum for satellite services.
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Elon Musk's Starlink Working on Indian Security Clearance for Satellite Broadband
Starlink has been looking to enter India for years and its plans got a major boost last month when New Delhi said it wouldn't auction spectrum for satellite broadband but rather award it administratively - just as Musk wanted. Rival Indian telecom billionaire Mukesh Ambani had wanted an auction.
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Government Says No Auction of Satellite Spectrum; Elon Musk Hails Decision
The government has announced that it will allocate spectrum for satellite broadband through administrative means, hours after Elon Musk labelled the auction approach sought by billionaire Mukesh Ambani as "unprecedented." Musk's Starlink has argued that the administrative allocation of licenses aligns with global practices, whereas Reliance argues ...
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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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Reliance Jio Adds 130 Million Subscribers YoY, Data Traffic Up 46 Percent to 91 Billion GB: Details
Reliance Jio remained the country’s largest digital services platform with a subscriber base of 410.2 million users, including both fixed broadband and mobile services at the end of March, while the number of subscribers grew to 419.9 million by June, the company announced in its annual report.
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DoT Said to Be in Favour of Putting 20-Year Validity for Spectrum in Upcoming AuctionsÂ
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is said to be willing to put a 20-year validity for spectrum in the upcoming auctions, following TRAI-recommended reserve prices to the Cabinet.Â
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TRAI Recommends 2Mbps as Minimum Broadband Speed, Asks Government to Pay 50 Percent of Monthly Charges for Rural Connections
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended fixing the minimum download speed with broadband connectivity at 2Mbps and asked the government to pay 50 percent of the monthly subscription charges of rural broadband users in the country.
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Bharti Airtel Gains After Acquiring 355.45 MHz Spectrum For Rs 18,699 Crore
Bharti Airtel Share Price: On Tuesday, Bharti Airtel opened on the BSE at Rs 542.95, touching an intraday high of Rs 543.95 and an intraday low of Rs 529.05, so far.
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TRAI Should Work on Alternate Spectrum Auction Method, Says Think Tank
TRAI should also lower the reserve prices for spectrum auction, said the report named "Evaluating Spectrum Auctions in India".
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Cabinet Gives Nod To New Telecom Policy: Report
The draft promised to rationalise levies such as spectrum charges to rejuvenate debt-ridden telecom sector, the proposed new telecom policy seeks to provide broadband access to all with 50 megabit per second speed, 5G services and create 40 lakh new jobs by 2022.
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Telenor, Huawei Conduct Successful 'Lean BCCH' Trials
'Lean BCCH' is a technology standard designed to address spectrum scarcity and offer affordable mobile broadband services to customers.
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Microsoft's Rural Airband Initiative Aims to Provide Broadband Internet via TV Spectrum
Microsoft's initiative, unveiled Tuesday, comes as policy makers struggle to extend high-speed Internet services to rural areas.
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Mozilla Declares 'Project Gram Marg Solution for Rural Broadband' Winner of Equal Rating Innovation Challenge
The Project Gram Marg team has developed a technology that makes use of the unused white space on the TV spectrum in order to backhaul data from village Wi-Fi clusters to provide broadband access.
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Airtel to Buy Tikona's 4G Business for Rs. 1,600 Crores
The deal includes acquisition of Tikona's Broadband Wireless Access spectrum and 350 sites in five telecom circles.
