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Apple, Amazon, Meta Among US Tech Giants Opposing Jio, Vi’s 6GHz Band Allocation Demand: Report
- Monday November 24, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Various US-based tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Meta, HP, Intel, and Cisco, are opposing the demand of Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) for the 6GHz spectrum allocation for phone services. The two Indian TSPs want the Indian government to start allocating the wider network band for phone service, while the US-based companies want the same for W...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets Satellite Internet Permit In India
- Friday August 1, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Elon Musk-led Starlink has received a licence to launch satellite service in India, and a framework for spectrum allocation is also in place for a smooth rollout, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 1.6 Crore Fee, 2G Spectrum Scam Clauses For Starlink's Entry To India
- Wednesday June 4, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aishwarya Patil, Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
Elon Musk's satellite communication company Starlink will pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 1.6 crore and will likely be issued a licence by mid-June to begin its operations in India, sources have told NDTV Profit.
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TRAI Recommends Five-Year Satellite Spectrum Allocation as Starlink Nears Entry
- Friday May 9, 2025
- Reuters
TRAI has recommended allotting satellite spectrum for commercial communication services for five years. The recommendations come as Elon Musk is working towards launching Starlink in India.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets DoT Nod to Offer Satcom Services in India
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- Press Trust of India
Starlink has been cleared by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to offer satcom services in India. Unlike conventional satellite services that rely on distant geostationary satellites, Starlink utilises the world's largest low Earth orbit or LEO constellation (550 km above Earth).
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www.gadgets360.com
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Satellite Spectrum To Be Assigned Administratively: Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Thursday April 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Thursday in Parliament made it clear that satellite spectrum would be allocated administratively rather than through auction, aligning with global practices.
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www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk's Starlink Reportedly Submits Formal Acceptance of Licence Norms, Could Launch in India Soon
- Wednesday January 29, 2025
- Written by David Delima
Starlink has reportedly accepted the security and data storage requirements mandated by the Indian government for satellite broadband providers, aiming to launch services in India. The satellite spectrum will be allocated administratively. Elon Musk-led Starlink will compete with providers like Reliance's JioSpaceFiber, Airtel, and Amazon Kuiper, w...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Satellite Telecom Services Ready for Rollout, Awaiting Centre's Go Ahead: Rajan Bharti Mittal
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- ANI
Rajan Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has said that its satellite telecom service is ready for rollout in India. Reiterating Bharti Airtel's stance, he said satellite companies should be required to pay licensing fees and acquire spectrum through auctions, just as traditional telecom operators do.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Government Says Satellite Spectrum Policy Can Attract Many Companies After Elon Musk-Mukesh Ambani Tussle
- Tuesday January 21, 2025
- Reuters
The government says that its decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more choice. Starlink has long wanted to launch in India, and has in recent months clashed with billionaire Ambani's company over how the country should grant spectrum for satellite services.
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www.gadgets360.com
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After Musk-Ambani Tussle, India Bets Satellite Spectrum Policy Can Attract Many Companies
- Monday January 20, 2025
- India News | Reuters
India's decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more choice, the telecoms minister said on Monday, playing down concern by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio that it could lose out to Elon Musk's Starlink.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple, Amazon, Meta Among US Tech Giants Opposing Jio, Vi’s 6GHz Band Allocation Demand: Report
- Monday November 24, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Various US-based tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Meta, HP, Intel, and Cisco, are opposing the demand of Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) for the 6GHz spectrum allocation for phone services. The two Indian TSPs want the Indian government to start allocating the wider network band for phone service, while the US-based companies want the same for W...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets Satellite Internet Permit In India
- Friday August 1, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Elon Musk-led Starlink has received a licence to launch satellite service in India, and a framework for spectrum allocation is also in place for a smooth rollout, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rs 1.6 Crore Fee, 2G Spectrum Scam Clauses For Starlink's Entry To India
- Wednesday June 4, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aishwarya Patil, Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
Elon Musk's satellite communication company Starlink will pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 1.6 crore and will likely be issued a licence by mid-June to begin its operations in India, sources have told NDTV Profit.
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www.ndtv.com
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TRAI Recommends Five-Year Satellite Spectrum Allocation as Starlink Nears Entry
- Friday May 9, 2025
- Reuters
TRAI has recommended allotting satellite spectrum for commercial communication services for five years. The recommendations come as Elon Musk is working towards launching Starlink in India.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk's Starlink Gets DoT Nod to Offer Satcom Services in India
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- Press Trust of India
Starlink has been cleared by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to offer satcom services in India. Unlike conventional satellite services that rely on distant geostationary satellites, Starlink utilises the world's largest low Earth orbit or LEO constellation (550 km above Earth).
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www.gadgets360.com
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Satellite Spectrum To Be Assigned Administratively: Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Thursday April 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Thursday in Parliament made it clear that satellite spectrum would be allocated administratively rather than through auction, aligning with global practices.
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www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk's Starlink Reportedly Submits Formal Acceptance of Licence Norms, Could Launch in India Soon
- Wednesday January 29, 2025
- Written by David Delima
Starlink has reportedly accepted the security and data storage requirements mandated by the Indian government for satellite broadband providers, aiming to launch services in India. The satellite spectrum will be allocated administratively. Elon Musk-led Starlink will compete with providers like Reliance's JioSpaceFiber, Airtel, and Amazon Kuiper, w...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Airtel Satellite Telecom Services Ready for Rollout, Awaiting Centre's Go Ahead: Rajan Bharti Mittal
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- ANI
Rajan Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has said that its satellite telecom service is ready for rollout in India. Reiterating Bharti Airtel's stance, he said satellite companies should be required to pay licensing fees and acquire spectrum through auctions, just as traditional telecom operators do.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Government Says Satellite Spectrum Policy Can Attract Many Companies After Elon Musk-Mukesh Ambani Tussle
- Tuesday January 21, 2025
- Reuters
The government says that its decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more choice. Starlink has long wanted to launch in India, and has in recent months clashed with billionaire Ambani's company over how the country should grant spectrum for satellite services.
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www.gadgets360.com
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After Musk-Ambani Tussle, India Bets Satellite Spectrum Policy Can Attract Many Companies
- Monday January 20, 2025
- India News | Reuters
India's decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more choice, the telecoms minister said on Monday, playing down concern by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio that it could lose out to Elon Musk's Starlink.
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www.ndtv.com