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Hughes India CEO Shivaji Chatterjee says its satcom and non-satcom businesses are now equal in size, while faster regulatory approvals could unlock growth in satellite connectivity.

While satellite connectivity makes headlines, agentic AI is quietly transforming telecom into intelligent, self-healing networks

Scindia says Jio, OneWeb and Starlink have licences, with operations subject to security compliance and spectrum charges, amid Elon Musk's allegations of entry barriers

Elon Musk says Starlink can fill gaps left by mobile services; posted on X earlier that 'certain oligarchs' were blocking its India entry

Elon Musk's Starlink has spent nearly five years preparing to enter India, securing key licences and building infrastructure, but its commercial satellite internet service is yet to launch

Musk alleges unnamed oligarchs are blocking Starlink's India entry, hours after a SpaceX executive said its infrastructure was ready and operations awaited official approvals

The company is India's first start up to be granted an US patent on this technology which combines optical images with SAR to provide better quality image despite smoke and clouds in the atmosphere

TAPAS-1 will demonstrate thermal sensing and data-processing capabilities in orbit, laying the groundwork for a planned constellation of 10-15 satellites by 2029

To send 2 satellites on Falcon 9 to take networked computing into space in '28

Cabinet approval, security clearance needed for cos to launch commercial services

The US patent covers GalaxEye's core invention for architecture and system used to align and synchronise optical and microwave sensors for simultaneous, spatially, temporally matched data acquisition

Advanced algorithms and satellite networks are transforming real-time climate forecasting to save lives around the world

Starlink is seeking a fresh regulatory nod for its next-generation satellite network as India works on rules for direct-to-device services that could bring satellite connectivity to phones

India has a digital connectivity opportunity worth Rs 1 lakh crore at a conservative estimate, which can be largely achieved through satellite communication services, a senior official of industry body BIF said on Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines of the 10th edition of India Satcom 2026, Broadband India Forum (BIF) President TV Ramachandran said an analysis of data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) shows that around 50 crore or more people in rural India are still not connected to broadband. "There are more than 50 crore people who are still unconnected, mostly in rural and remote parts of the country. Even if we consider low ARPU from these areas, the present opportunity is at least around Rs 1 lakh crore per annum at present. These people are not connected because the terrestrial network has not reached them. They can be largely served by satcom services," he said. According to Ramachandran, 60 to 70 per cent of the country's population depends on ...

Strategic investment will allow Nelco to offer Direct-to-Device and IoT Connectivity in India, South Asia

India is considering a single-window system to speed up satellite approvals while preparing rules to prevent global NGSO operators from making it harder for local constellations to enter the market

Nelco share price hit a 52-week high of ₹1,044, surging 7% cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day deals, surpassing its previous high of ₹1,025.65 touched on August 3, 2026.

Vietnamese aerospace company VinSpace said Tuesday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its first satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX rideshare mission in 2027, as the Southeast Asian nation moves to develop its nascent space industry. VinSpace will launch its satellites on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission run by Elon Musk's company, which carries satellites from multiple customers on a single rocket to share launch costs, it said in a statement. The satellites, which VinSpace said it will develop and operate, will test the company's technology in orbit and support future commercial applications. VinSpace is part of Vietnam's Vingroup conglomerate and was established in November 2025. The company said in April that it planned to develop and launch its first satellites in 2027. Founded by tycoon Pham Nhat Vuong, Vingroup is Vietnam's largest privately owned company. It has a sprawling business empire that touches many aspects of daily life, from real estate and retai