Page 5 - Satellite

Bifurcating satellite bands for 5G may cost India $184 bn: SIA-India

The Satcom Industry Association (SIA-India) said on Wednesday that bifurcating satellite bands for the upcoming 5G auction is likely to incur a massive $184.6 billion loss to the country.

Starlink's India head Sanjay Bhargava quits for personal reasons

Earlier, Bhargava had said that the company's target is to have 200,000 terminals across the country by December 2022

Elon Musk satellites force China's space station to change course

Two satellites from the US company founded by Elon Musk came close to the station in July and October, forcing astronauts on board to take evasive action

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

ISRO developing SSLV with pvt participation, to be launched in Q1 of 2022

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that the ISRO is developing a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) with private participation and it will be launched in the first quarter of 2022

India launched 27 satellite, 25 vehicle missions in last 5 years: Centre

A total number of 27 satellite missions and 25 launch vehicle missions were successfully accomplished during the last five years from April 2016 to March 2021, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said

NGO Telecom Watchdog demands criminal case against Elon Musk-owned Starlink

The DoT last week said Starlink is not licensed to offer satellite-based internet services in India

Allow satellite operators buy capacity from foreign players directly: Trai

Satellite service providers in the country should be allowed to directly buy capacity from an approved list of foreign players

China launches new satellite from Taiyuan center in Shanxi province

China launched a new satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi

Pleiades Neo geospatial imagery is now available on UP42 marketplace

Pleiades Neo is a constellation of four satellites

Starlink and OneWeb: Can satellite broadband bridge India's digital divide?

Satellite-based broadband connectivity promises to bridge India's digital divide. But can it deliver? What challenges does it face? Let's look at this new technology and understand and its pitfalls

TMS, Ep 38: Diwali for theatres, satellite broadband, Paytm-Sapphire IPOs

Does Diwali glitter mean turnaround for the Indian film industry? Will satellite broadband bridge India's digital divide? What is digital gold, and should you invest in it? Get all the answers here

Starlink stoops to conquer: That's a whole new road for Elon Musk in India

The company's target after getting the licence is to have 200,000 terminals across the country by December 2022, 80% of them in rural locations

Elon Musk's Starlink may use Vodafone spectrum to expand service in UK

Deal would expand its low-earth satellite broadband service; Vodafone seen close to striking a satellite frequency deal

BSNL to offer UK-based Inmarsat's GX satcomm services in India

Inmarsat has struck deals with Indian airline SpiceJet Ltd and the Shipping Corp of India Ltd, Chief Executive Officer Rajeev Suri said in an interview

The final frontier of space technology

The space industry is using technologies like 5G, advanced satellite systems, 3D printing, big data, and quantum technology in its activities and operations in space

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

OneWeb launches 34 satellites into orbit in global internet service push

British-based firm OneWeb launched 34 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, expanding its in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites, it said on Wednesday.

Hughes, OneWeb ink pact for Low Earth Orbit satellite service in US, India

Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb have announced agreements for Low Earth Orbit satellite service in the US and India.

Apple plans to add satellite features to iPhones for emergencies

The company is developing at least two related emergency features that will rely on satellite networks, aiming to release them in future iPhones, according to a person with knowledge of the situation