Internet Service Providers

OneWeb satellites soon to offer space-based internet services globally

Bharti Enterprise-backed OneWeb is one step away from completing its constellation of over 600 low earth orbit satellites, paving the way to offer broadband internet services from space to every corner of the world. OneWeb, a company backed by the British government, Bharti Enterprises, Eutelsat, SoftBank, Hughes Networks and Hanwha, has launched internet from space services in countries located above 50 degrees north latitude -- Alaska, Canada, Greenland, UK and Northern Europe. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) is set to launch 36 OneWeb satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on March 26, a move which will add to the United Kingdom-based company's existing constellation of 582 satellites. We are one launch away from achieving global coverage. This last launch with ISRO/NSIL will mark over 600 satellites in space, which is the number needed to go commercially live, a spokesperson of OneWeb told PTI. NewsSpace India

Indian agencies have real-time, remote access to internet traffic: Report

The revelation was made by the Internet Service Providers Association of India in a filing with the Department of Telecommunications

Jio topples BSNL to become largest fixed-line service provider in August

Private telecom operator Reliance Jio toppled state-run BSNL in August to become the largest fixed-line service provider in the country, according to a Trai report released on Tuesday. This is the first time since the beginning of telecom services in the country that a private operator has gained the numero uno position in the wireline segment. According to Trai's subscriber report for August, Jio's wireline subscriber base reached 73.52 lakh while that of BSNL was at 71.32 lakh. BSNL has been providing wireline services since the last 22 years, whereas Jio launched its wireline offering 3 years ago. The wireline subscribers in the country grew to 2.59 crore in August from 2.56 crore in July. The growth was dominated by the private sector, with Jio adding 2.62 lakh new customers, Bharti Airtel 1.19 lakh, Vodafone Idea (Vi) 4,202 and Tata Teleservices 3,769. State-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL lost 15,734 and 13,395 wireline customers, respectively, in August. The overall telec

After India, US now aims to begin crackdown on VPN service providers

After India, the US lawmakers have now asked the Lina Khan-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address abusive and deceptive data practices by hundreds of companies

DoT fixes Dec 2022 deadline for transition to new IP addresses

The Department of Telecom has fixed December 2022 as the deadline for internet service providers to customise their network as well as change modem and routers at customer premise

Bharti Group-backed OneWeb to provide satellite internet in Kazakhstan

The announcement coincides with the 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight

Myanmar military cuts wireless internet services amidst coup protests

Myanmar's wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military

Why infra projects need surety bonds

According to a report by Aon, the financial services firm, the global contract surety market was worth $6.5 billion in terms of premiums in 2018

Large IT outsourcing contracts back on the market as clients optimise cost

In the past 10 months, large Indian IT services firms had signed a number of major outsourcing projects involving millions of dollars.

Centre likely to reduce AGR licence fee for wireless broadband to Re 1

Cabinet likely to take up the issue in its next meeting

COVID-19 impact: Internet providers in Kerala to increase speed by 30-40%

The move will be beneficial for those working in IT companies

Service providers feel the pain as India Inc faces working capital squeeze

A managing partner with a mid-sized law firm said it was not just domestic corporations but even large multinationals were delaying by as much as two months on outgoings

Anti-CAB protests: Internet services remain suspended in Assam till Dec 16

After Citizenship Bill was passed by the Parliament, violent protests broke out in the state with agitators engaging in pitched battles with the police

ISPs run into technical issue on warning message on banned sites

The Mumbai HC had issued an order for the movie Dhishoom that ISPs should block websites illegally hosting the movie