BROADBAND TERMINALS
Eutelsat OneWeb looks to pull ahead of Starlink, Jio in satellite broadband race
Top company officials said Eutelsat OneWeb has received the demo or 'trial' satellite spectrum in both the 'Ka' and 'Ku' bands for a 90-day span via the administrative route at a nominal application fee. To be sure, unlike rival Starlink, which will directly offer retail users satellite internet services, Eutelsat OneWeb will operate purely on a B2B model.
ET Explainer| LEO, MEO & GEO: The dawn of a new broadband era?
Competition has intensified in India’s relatively nascent broadband-from-space services segment with firms trying to launch services fast and get the first mover’s advantage.
Nokia bags WiFi6-ready broadband gear deal from Tata Play Fiber
"The deployment of this next generation best-in-class optical networking solution will boost up speed and coverage for multiple smart gadgets in all tech-dependent homes and enterprises," Tata Play Fiber, CEO, Anand N Sahai said. The WiFi6 network uses two spectrum bands to deliver data service while previous generation WiFi5 used only 5Ghz band.
OneWeb may unveil satellite broadband services by September
OneWeb, the UK-based LEO satellite constellation operator, is seeking to expand its broadband-from-space services to India by September 2022. The company has received approval from the Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to establish two satellite gateways in Mehsana and Chennai, from where it plans to deliver low-latency, high-speed broadband services.
How the terminally ill should plan assets, how to write a will
Along with organising finances for medical care, estate planning is also crucial.
Tata-backed Nelco eyes consumer satellite broadband foray, says MD
The Tata group company’s plans to enter India’s consumer satellite broadband space comes at a time when the likes of Bharti-backed OneWeb, Starlink, Reliance Jio and Amazon’s Project Kuiper are all eyeing the emerging satellite broadband opportunity in the country. EY estimates India’s space economy to grow to about $13 billion by 2025 from around a $1billion annual revenue opportunity now.
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Nokia extends production of fibre broadband equipment to India
Nokia is currently a participant in the government's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme and is extending its production capacity into Chennai in response to growing demand.
Nokia extends production of fibre broadband equipment to India
In a statement announcing the latest move, Nokia said shifts in consumer behaviour, from home working to data-rich entertainment services, are driving demand for broadband.
Common Service Centre stops BharatNet fibre maintenance as dues mount
CSC is a special purpose vehicle set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the Companies Act, 1956. BharatNet is a government initiative to connect all 600,000 villages in the country to high-speed internet through an optic fibre network.
Satellite broadband services in India: Players and problems
From Elon Musk's SpaceX to Bharti's OneWeb to Jio to Amazon to Tata's Nelco, there are several players who are planning to launch satellite broadband services. Others global players include Blackrock-backed Astranis, satphone specialist AST Mobile, Britain's Inmarsat and Lockheed Martin-Omnispace.
OneWeb, Hughes sign 6-year pact to provide satellite broadband services in India
OneWeb's most recent satellite launch on 27 December 2021 brought its total in-orbit satellites to 394, over 60 per cent of the planned 648 LEO satellite fleet.
Hughes, Airtel form new JV to distribute OneWeb satellite broadband services in India
Hughes will hold 67% in the new JV while Airtel will hold the balance 33% stake, a person with direct knowledge told ET. The new JV, he added, will also be the distributor of Bharti-backed OneWeb’s upcoming satellite broadband services in India from around May.
Each Starlink user terminal in first year to cost Rs 1.58 lakh; company pushes authorities to tap into USOF
“The exact cost of Starlink in India is currently unknown, (but) at 30% taxes/government levies, states and UTs should consider how to fund the Rs 1,50,000 annual cost per Starlink terminal (for Year 1) by seeking assistance from the USOF, their own budgets or raise funds from other sources,” says a Starlink user guide shared by Bhargava in his LinkedIn post.
'Import suspension of key network gear may slow home broadband expansion'
"The reason behind the continuing import suspension is that bulk of these FTTH network products and associated components are manufactured in China," a senior industry executive told ET.
Trai seeks DoT clarity around mmWave before recommending base price
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought this information to have a clear idea on the quantum of mmWave band spectrum that will be available for 5G services before recommending base prices of such airwaves, two people aware of the matter said.
India head of SpaceX’s Starlink eyes pacts with others in space
In his first exclusive interaction with media, Bhargava told ET that his immediate mandate, following an hour-long meeting with Musk, is to engage with CEOs of India's top telcos, banks, hospitals, academic institutions and NGOs to ink potential collaboration pacts to boost rural broadband connectivity.
SpaceX to focus on 10 rural Lok Sabha constituencies for 80% of Starlink terminals shipped to India: India head
The stakes are high given that the likes of OneWeb, Starlink, Amazon and the Tata-Telesat combine are readying to enter India's nascent fast broadband-from-space segment, leveraging their respective low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations.
Starlink to focus on 10 rural Lok Sabha constituencies for broadband connectivity
"Most of this will be provided by terrestrial broadband, but the hard-to-serve areas will be handled by Satcom providers like Starlink. We look forward to the day a rural constituency in India can declare itself to be 100 per cent broadband," says Sanjay Bhargava, India Country Director.
Sanjay Bhargava to head Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband venture in India
Bhargava joins SpaceX as Starlink’s country director, effective October 1, 2021, even as the Musk-led US aerospace company gears up to compete with Bharti group-backed OneWeb and others and launch fast satellite broadband services in India next year.
Sanjay Bhargava joins SpaceX as Starlink country director
“Super excited to join Space X effective Oct 1, 2021 as Starlink Country Director India. Had worked with @elonmusk on the PayPal founding team. Have been in India since 2004 and Starlink and I share a common passion for supporting a transformed India starting with Rural India,” Bhargava said in a Linkedin post.
Tata Group firm Nelco in advanced MSA talks with Telesat to offer satellite broadband in India
Tata group company Nelco is in advanced talks with Canadian firm Telesat to ink a commercial pact for launching fast satellite broadband services in India under the latter’s Lightspeed brand, a move which will pit the combine against Bharti Enterprises-backed OneWeb, Elon Musk’s
OneWeb in talks to reduce access terminal costs, says Sunil Mittal
He said OneWeb’s immediate objective is to cut the India-pricing of two satellite user terminal variants—ESAs (electronically steered antenna systems) and DPAs (dual parabolic antenna systems)—by at least 50%.
Global, local players seek ways to lower cost of satellite broadband services
Satcom players in India say they can’t directly lease bandwidth capacity from foreign satellite operators. They have to go via DoS, which pushes up final leasing costs by as much as 15-20%, making satellite internet services expensive. In fact, satellite bandwidth leasing cost in India at around Rs 75,000 per Mbps per month is 10 times the global average of Rs 7,500.
Trai seeks views to make pricey satellite broadband services affordable
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought stakeholder views on a slew of issues, including ways to boost mass adoption of satellite broadband services and creating an enabling environment to attract top dollars in the satcoms space.
India is giving topmost importance to develop its blue economy: PM Modi
He said, "Our vision and work in this sector include improving infrastructure on current ports, more ports, offshore energy, sustainable coastal development and coastal connectivity."
OneWeb launches 36 satellites, paves way for fast broadband launch in India by mid-2022
OneWeb's latest satellite launch from a Soyuz vehicle takes the in-orbit constellation to 110 satellites.
Government selects Hughes India to connect remotely located panchayats with satellite broadband
The 5,000-gram panchayats are located in north-eastern states, including Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh as well as in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep that lack terrestrial connectivity, such as fiber or cable, Hughes said in a statement on Tuesday.
AGR verdict brings certainty; DoT should now focus on ease of biz, industry profitability: BIF
Broadband India Forum has also urged the Department of Telecom (DoT) to take quick decisions on a spate of recommendations which have already been forwarded by the sector regulator including major ones like public Wi-Fi networks for broadband proliferation.
Broadband internet services restored in Kashmir
After seven months, J&K residents are accessing social media websites on mobile and broadband connections. A government order on Wednesday had no mention of whitelisting of websites as per the new government order issued on Wednesday. The order is applicable till March 17.
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