Internet Services

SpaceX Postpones Its Launch of 60 Internet Satellites

Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2019

SpaceX postponed a planned Wednesday night blastoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first 60 satellites for his new Starlink internet service, citing excessive winds over the Florida launch site.

Telecom Services Likely To Be Disrupted In Bengaluru Over Payment Issues

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 29, 2019

People in Bengaluru may face call drops and disruption in internet services as the local municipal body and telecom players are at loggerheads over payment issues.

Elon Musk Calls Jeff Bezos Copycat Over Amazon's Internet Satellite Plan

World News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Friday April 12, 2019

Days after Amazon, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, confirmed that it is working on a project to launch a network of satellites for high-speed internet services, the news of the launch went unnoticed by competitor Elon Musk.

Russia Approves Controversial Law Restricting Internet

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 11, 2019

Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved in a key second reading a controversial bill that would allow Moscow to cut off the country's internet traffic from foreign servers.

RSS Leader, Guard Killed In Terror Attack In Jammu's Kishtwar

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Tuesday April 9, 2019

RSS leader Chanderkant Sharma and his personal security officer were killed when a terrorist opened fire at a health centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town today, news agency PTI reported.

Amazon Plans to Launch Over 3,000 Satellites to Offer Broadband Internet

Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019

Amazon on Thursday confirmed it is working on a project to deploy a network of satellites for high-speed internet service in underserved parts of the world.

Jio GigaFiber Remains at Top of Netflix's ISP Speed Index for India in February

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 1, 2019

Jio GigaFiber has again topped the list for highest speed provided by Internet service providers in India, according to the Netflix ISP Speed Index report of February 2019.

"Main Aim To Defeat BJP": CPI(M) Releases Manifesto, To Stop Surveillance

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 28, 2019

The CPI(M) on Thursday proposed stoppage of mass surveillance, statutory minimum wage of not less than Rs 18,000 per month and curbing monopolies over telecom and internet service platforms in its manifesto for the coming Lok Sabha elections.

ACT Fibernet Allows Customers to Pay for Netflix Subscription Through Their Bill

Gadgets 360 Staff | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Internet service provider Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT) Fibernet on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with online content streaming platform Netflix.

OneWeb Launches First Internet Satellites in Race With SpaceX

Ashlee Vance, Bloomberg | Thursday February 28, 2019

OneWeb is about a year behind schedule and watched as Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a pair of test satellites for a rival space internet service last year.

Sedition Case Against 12 AMU Students Accused Of Raising Pro-Pak Slogans

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Security was beefed up at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) after some students and a TV channel crew got into an altercation over reports of a visit by AIMIM lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi, police said on Wednesday.

Google, Facebook Spend Big on US Lobbying Amid Policy Battles

Reuters | Wednesday January 23, 2019

US lawmakers and regulators have weighed new privacy and antitrust rules to rein in the power of large internet service providers such as Google, Facebook and Amazon.com.

OneWeb Satellite Internet Service Says Has Not Offered Stake to Russia

Reuters | Monday December 31, 2018

OneWeb, which plans to create a worldwide Internet network using satellites, said on Friday that it had not offered the Russian government a stake in the project.

Bangladesh Restricts Internet Services Ahead Of Elections On Sunday

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 28, 2018

Bangladesh's authorities have severely restricted internet services across the country in an effort to fight "propaganda" ahead of Sunday's general election

Elon Musk's SpaceX to Raise $500 Million in Funding: Report

Reuters | Wednesday December 19, 2018

SpaceX plans to invest the fund in the company's satellite Internet service, Starlink, WSJ said.