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Policy vacuum

Govt must frame rules for space communication

Spectrum auction to hurt India's satellite play, says Sunil Mittal

OneWeb is also in the process of getting regulatory approvals for a proposed merger with French satellite major Eutelsat Communications

700MHz spectrum acquisition gives Jio edge over Bharti for 5G monetisation

Standalone architecture is a superior quality network with a lot more capabilities that can be developed

Battle-hardened Bharti Airtel's future looks good now, says Sunil Mittal

With only "two-and-a-half players" left in the highly competitive domestic telecom sector, the future of battle hardened Bharti Airtel looks good now, its Chairman Sunil Mittal said on Thursday

OneWeb deploys 34 satellites; its in-orbit fleet now at 428 satellites

The latest move by the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, brings its total in-orbit constellation to 428 satellites

State-run TCIL's 30% stake in Bharti Hexacom valued at around Rs 8,900 cr

A proposal for TCIL selling its stake and exiting the joint venture has been pending for over 15 years

DoT working to simplify clearance process for satellite services

Bharti group-backed OneWeb and US-based SpaceX group firm Starlink Satellite Communications are in the fray to start satellite based broadband services in India

Dixon to invest Rs 200 cr under PLI; plans to acquire Bharti's plant

Dixon Technologies plans to acquire a Ludhiana-based manufacturing unit of Bharti Group to start making telecom gears under the production-linked incentive scheme announced for the sector

Bharti Group's OneWeb ties up with Isro to kick off India chapter

Mittal says OneWeb would be the first private player to launch satellites from India through Isro facilities

Bharti's OneWeb, ISRO arm collaborate to launch satellite in India

Bharti Group backed OneWeb on Monday said it has entered an arrangement with the commercial arm of ISRO, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), to launch its satellite in India from 2022. The arrangement has been made through a letter of intent (LOI) with NSIL, to use Indian-built PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) and the heavier GSLV-MkIII (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) as potential platforms to launch OneWeb's satellites in India from 2022, the statement said. "The non-binding letter of intent was unveiled at the launch of Indian Space Association (ISpA) in the presence of the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi," it said. OneWeb is amongst the founding members of ISpA, which strives to be the collective voice of space and satellite companies in India and will work with stakeholders across for the development of India's space ecosystem. The company is building its initial constellation of 648 LEO satellites and has already put 322 satellites into orbit. It

OneWeb to be first pvt player to launch satellite from Indian soil: Mittal

Bharti Group's subsidiary OneWeb will be the first private player to launch satellites from Indian soil through ISRO facilities, Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said Monday.

Bharti group-backed OneWeb launches 34 more satellites into orbit

OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company backed by Bharti, on Monday announced the launch of 34 satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan

Bharti group-backed OneWeb granted LoI for NLD, says DoT official

OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit satellite communications company backed by Bharti Group, has been granted letter of intent for national long distance (NLD), while its application for providing global mobile personal communication by satellite is under consideration, a senior Telecom Department official said on Wednesday. Addressing a session hosted by industry body Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Satcom & 5G The Final Frontier', R Shakya, DDG (Satellite), Department of Telecom assured that the government is looking to provide an enabling environment for satellite communications in the country. Referring to OneWeb, Shakya said that the firm has applied for licence on GMPCS (global mobile personal communication by satellite) services and NLD (national long distance) services using satellite constellations. "I believe Letter of Intent (LoI) for NLD licence has already been issued to them. For GMPCS, since it requires a larger participation and discussion, and decision making entity is ...

Bharti-backed OneWeb raises $330mn from South Korea's Hanwha Systems

Hanwha brings further defence capabilities and the latest antenna technologies to OneWeb

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Bharti to invest Rs 3,700 cr into OneWeb; to become largest shareholder

The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021

Bharti group backed OneWeb successfully launches 36 more satellites

Bharti group backed OneWeb confirmed the next successful launch of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome

Srikanth Balachandran moves from Bharti Global, joins Oneweb as CFO

Appointment assures continuity for OneWeb; under his stewardship, Airtel engaged in intense M&A, grew its customer base five-fold and expanded operations to 18 countries

OneWeb secures funding from SoftBank Group, Hughes Network Systems

With the investment, SoftBank will get a seat on OneWeb Board

UK's satellite tech firm bid with India's Bharti under Parliament scrutiny

As part of the deal, Sharma had confirmed that the UK will invest $500 million and take a "significant" equity share in London-based OneWeb, which had declared bankruptcy earlier this year