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Reliance Jio topples BSNL as largest fixed line broadband provider

In about two years of commercial roll out of its fixed-line broadband services, Reliance Jio has toppled 20 -year-old state-run telecom company BSNL as top service provider in the segment

Hughes, Airtel form JV to provide satellite broadband services in India

Combined India VSAT operations of both companies to offer wide range of satellite and hybrid network solutions to business and government customers

Airtel inks deal with Juniper Networks to expand broadband network coverage

The firm has plans of covering 30 million households in over 2,000 cities in the next three years

Starlink to focus on 10 rural constituencies for broadband connectivity

Satellite company Starlink, led by world's one of the richest entrepreneurs Elon Musk, will focus on 10 rural Lok Sabha constituencies to provide internet services, according to a top company official. The company is also looking to hold virtual conversations with Members of Parliament, ministers and top government officials over the importance of broadband connectivity in changing lives in rural areas. The SpaceX's satellite broadband arm aims to start broadband service in India from December 2022, with 2 lakh active terminals subject to permission from the government. Starlink Country Director for India Sanjay Bhargava on Sunday said, "In October I am also keen to have 30-minute virtual conversations with MPs, ministers, secretaries to GOI (government of India), or principal secretaries to states to see if they think 100 per cent broadband would help improve lives. We will probably focus on ten rural Lok Sabha constituencies for 80 per cent of the Starlink terminals shipped to ...

Bharti-backed OneWeb's AT&T satellite deal challenges Musk in his backyard

OneWeb is racing against Elon Musk's rival Starlink system to offer internet to consumers and businesses in regions of the world where terrestrial fixed and wireless connections aren't profitable

Elon Musk's satellite-based internet service may launch in India soon

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has stated on Twitter that his aerospace company SpaceX could launch satellite-based internet service Starlink in India soon

Internet users up nearly 4% to over 825 million in Q4 of FY21: TRAI data

Of these 825 mn internet subscribers, 26 mn were wired Internet users and 799 mn were wireless subscribers

Satellite communication user base may rise to 1.5-2 mn by 2025: Icra

The user base of satellite communication in India is expected to increase to about 1.5-2 million by 2025, clocking revenue of nearly Rs 5,000-6,000 crore annually

Rivals turn the heat on Sunil Mittal's stand on satellite spectrum

Mittal had said, with Airtel setting up only two ground stations for uplinking in rural areas, the requirement for spectrum was minimal and different from terrestrial mobile services

BBNL invites global bids for Rs 19,041 crore BharatNet broadband project

Special purpose vehicle BBNL on Tuesday invited bids for Rs 19,041 crore BharatNet project to roll out high-speed broadband services in the rural areas across 16 states.

Centre announces Rs 19,000 cr more for BharatNet broadband project

The initiative which is implemented in a public private partnership model has been delayed to a great extent and has missed deadlines so far.

Active internet users in India likely to reach 900 mn by 2025: IAMAI

The report suggests that even though the internet penetration in urban India is over two times than rural areas, the usership in rural areas has been growing at a faster rate on a year-on-year basis.

India had highest number of Internet shutdowns at 109 in 2020: report

This is the third consecutive year India has topped the global charts on this score, a new report by digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now has found

Pre-booking for Elon Musk's Starlink Internet opens in India

Pre-booking for Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink Internet Service has opened for several places

12,000 U'khand villages to get net connectivity under BharatNet project 2.0

Twelve thousand villages of Uttarakhand will get internet connectivity in the second phase of the BharatNet project

Reliance Jio looks beyond mobile operations to monetise digital platforms

With subscriber additions slowing, the price-competitive player is looking beyond its mobile operations to monetising its digital platforms. But that's where the competition is acute

Toscafund to buy UK broadband firm TalkTalk in $1.5 billion deal

The buyers said TalkTalk would be able to access more debt and equity options as a private company and would not face the regulatory burdens of being listed

Den Networks Q2 consolidated net profit declines 61.4% to Rs 36 cr

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 95.30 crore in the September 2019 quarter, Den Networks said in a regulatory filing

Policy to improve broadband proliferation in offing: DoT official

K Ramchand, Member (Technology), Department of Telecom, said a policy to enhance number of public wifi hotspots across the country is also in the offing

Digital commission likely to clear pitch for broadband connectivity for all

Proposal in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement on August 15 to connect in a thousand days over six-lakh villages