Cable and broadband
Starlink gets DoT licence for offering broadband services in India: report
23 Jan 2024
Starlink, a communication satellite company owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is reported to have received the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) licence
Trai releases amended interconnection regulations for cable and broadcasting services
15 Sep 2023
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has come out with fresh amendments to the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems)) Regulations, 2023.
Jio’s new subsea cable system IAX to connect the Maldives directly to India and Singapore
10 Mar 2022
Cabinet approves Rs19,041-cr viability gap funding for PPP implementation of BharatNet in 16 states
30 Jun 2021
Reliance creating largest cable network with 2 new subsea systems
17 May 2021
The India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) system that connects India eastbound to Singapore and beyond and the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) system that connects India westbound to the Middle East and Europe will address the region’s data revolution
Amazon to make TV streaming device in India
19 Feb 2021
Samsung wins $6.6 bn network equipment order from Verizon
08 Sep 2020
Samsung, which had a mere 3 per cent market share of the global telecom equipment, overcame the challenge posed by Nokia, Ericsson, ZTE and Cisco (in the absence of No 1 Huawei), to secure the grand order
Verizon, Amazon eye $4 bn stake in Vodafone Idea: report
04 Sep 2020
Acquisition of a majority stake in Vodafone Idea would help Amazon set up competition against Reliance Industries while it would open up a market for Verizon’s 5G telecom offerings
Jiofber cuts tariffs, offers 30-day free trial for new customers
01 Sep 2020
JioFiber comes with unlimited internet under a revamped home tariff plans that offers internet speeds of 150 Mbps, besides a 4K set top box with free subscription to 10 OTT apps for all new users
Amazon to invest $10 bn in Project Kuiper satellite constellation
03 Aug 2020
`Project Kuiper’, a constellation of 3,236 low-earth orbit satellites, will compete with the Starlink network being built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has already launched over 500 satellites of the roughly 12,000 expected for its constellation
Reliance Jio develops own 5G network technology: report
11 Mar 2020
The new technology, which lets software undermine hardware on the technology front, will be a big negative for telecom gear suppliers as it would steal them of the potential profits Jio would otherwise have offered
Google to end its free Wi-Fi programme
18 Feb 2020
Qualcomm adopts Isro’s NaviC technology for mobile chipsets
23 Jan 2020
Qualcomm has developed new chipsets that are compatible with Isro’s GPS-alternative NaviC, helping Android phones to enhance geolocation capabilities within the coverage region of NaviC
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
