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India Needs Satellite Internet, Telecom Minister Says in Boost to Elon Musk's Starlink
India needs satellite internet especially in its rural areas, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in an interview in New Delhi Tuesday. The minister’s remarks underscore the solid backing for these services from the Narendra Modi-led government.
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Airtel Partners Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Bring Starlink Satellite Communications Services to India
Airtel has announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver Starlink’s high-speed internet to its customers in India. This marks the first agreement in the country, pending SpaceX’s authorization to sell Starlink locally. The collaboration aims to offer Starlink equipment in Airtel stores, provide Starlink services to business clien...
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Big Change In BharatNet Project For Last-Mile Broadband Connectivity: Sources
The Narendra Modi cabinet on Friday has approved Rs 1.39 lakh crore for the BharatNet Project, its biggest rural telecom project to enhance the country's rural internet connectivity.
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Airtel Rolls Out 5G Network in 125 Cities, Service Now Live in 265 Cities in India
Bharti Airtel launched high-speed 5G services in another 125 cities on Monday, taking the overall coverage to 265 cities in India. "5G has revolutionized the world of internet, ushering new era of connectivity and communications that will prove to be a game-changer for the country. At Airtel, we remain committed to delivering the highest quality of...
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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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Jio 5G Services to Roll Out Across India by December 2023, Says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Jio, the nation's biggest telecom firm, will expand 5G telephony services offering ultra high-speed internet connectivity to every part of the country by December 2023, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday.
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Government Cancels Rs 19,000 Crore Rural Broadband Connectivity Bid For Lack Of Bidders
Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited cancelled a Rs 19,000-crore bid for connecting villages with broadband network, due to lack of bidders' participation
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Starlink to Focus on 10 Rural Lok Sabha Constituencies in India for Satellite-Based Internet Connectivity
Starlink is set to go live in India by focussing on as many as ten rural Lok Sabha constituencies, Country Director Sanjay Bhargava said. The satellite-based Internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX already has its beta testing in place across 14 regions around the world.
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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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IBM Agrees to Pay $24.25 Million to Resolve FCC Probes Over Subsidies
IBM has agreed to pay $24.25 million (roughly Rs. 180 crores) to resolve a pair of investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over subsidies awarded to connect schools and libraries to broadband.
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Rural India Has Almost 145 Million Mobile Internet Users: Government
India has a total of 472.72 million wireless Internet subscribers out of which a little over 30 per cent are in rural areas, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Government Taking Steps to Improve Mobile Internet Connectivity: Sinha
Government is focusing on improving the mobile Internet connectivity in the rural areas and the number of BSNL towers is being increased, the minister said.
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Google's Project Loon to Help Restore Wireless Services in Puerto Rico
Loon, part of a series of futuristic projects out of Alphabet's "X" laboratory, was originally created to provide Internet coverage in under-developed rural areas.
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India to Have 850 Million Online Users by 2025: Boston Consulting Group
"While it took the country eight years to reach 250 million 3G connections, Reliance Jio 4G network added 100 million connections in just seven months."
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Facebook Tests Express Wifi in India: 10 Things You Need to Know
Facebook's Express Wifi is a public Wi-Fi service that promises affordable, high quality connections, but is not free.
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India Needs Satellite Internet, Telecom Minister Says in Boost to Elon Musk's Starlink
India needs satellite internet especially in its rural areas, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in an interview in New Delhi Tuesday. The minister’s remarks underscore the solid backing for these services from the Narendra Modi-led government.
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Airtel Partners Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Bring Starlink Satellite Communications Services to India
Airtel has announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver Starlink’s high-speed internet to its customers in India. This marks the first agreement in the country, pending SpaceX’s authorization to sell Starlink locally. The collaboration aims to offer Starlink equipment in Airtel stores, provide Starlink services to business clien...
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Big Change In BharatNet Project For Last-Mile Broadband Connectivity: Sources
The Narendra Modi cabinet on Friday has approved Rs 1.39 lakh crore for the BharatNet Project, its biggest rural telecom project to enhance the country's rural internet connectivity.
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Airtel Rolls Out 5G Network in 125 Cities, Service Now Live in 265 Cities in India
Bharti Airtel launched high-speed 5G services in another 125 cities on Monday, taking the overall coverage to 265 cities in India. "5G has revolutionized the world of internet, ushering new era of connectivity and communications that will prove to be a game-changer for the country. At Airtel, we remain committed to delivering the highest quality of...
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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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Jio 5G Services to Roll Out Across India by December 2023, Says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Jio, the nation's biggest telecom firm, will expand 5G telephony services offering ultra high-speed internet connectivity to every part of the country by December 2023, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday.
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Government Cancels Rs 19,000 Crore Rural Broadband Connectivity Bid For Lack Of Bidders
Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited cancelled a Rs 19,000-crore bid for connecting villages with broadband network, due to lack of bidders' participation
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Starlink to Focus on 10 Rural Lok Sabha Constituencies in India for Satellite-Based Internet Connectivity
Starlink is set to go live in India by focussing on as many as ten rural Lok Sabha constituencies, Country Director Sanjay Bhargava said. The satellite-based Internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX already has its beta testing in place across 14 regions around the world.
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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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IBM Agrees to Pay $24.25 Million to Resolve FCC Probes Over Subsidies
IBM has agreed to pay $24.25 million (roughly Rs. 180 crores) to resolve a pair of investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over subsidies awarded to connect schools and libraries to broadband.
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Rural India Has Almost 145 Million Mobile Internet Users: Government
India has a total of 472.72 million wireless Internet subscribers out of which a little over 30 per cent are in rural areas, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Government Taking Steps to Improve Mobile Internet Connectivity: Sinha
Government is focusing on improving the mobile Internet connectivity in the rural areas and the number of BSNL towers is being increased, the minister said.
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Google's Project Loon to Help Restore Wireless Services in Puerto Rico
Loon, part of a series of futuristic projects out of Alphabet's "X" laboratory, was originally created to provide Internet coverage in under-developed rural areas.
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India to Have 850 Million Online Users by 2025: Boston Consulting Group
"While it took the country eight years to reach 250 million 3G connections, Reliance Jio 4G network added 100 million connections in just seven months."
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Facebook Tests Express Wifi in India: 10 Things You Need to Know
Facebook's Express Wifi is a public Wi-Fi service that promises affordable, high quality connections, but is not free.
