SpaceX’s Starlink has received “in principle” approval by India’s Telecom ministry to begin services in the country. Starlink joins Eutelsat’s OneWeb in having some key approvals granted. However, while OneWeb is focused on working with the Bharti Airtel telco and will not supply broadband to individual consumers, Starlink will be targeting individual users throughout India […]
Eutelsat owned satellite constellation OneWeb has received all the “necessary authorisations” to start services over India. OneWeb India, which is backed by Bharti Airtel, is the first satellite operation to be granted authorisation. However, OneWeb is still waiting for its spectrum to be allocated. IN-SPACe is the government agency responsible for regulating space activities and […]
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has allowed a further week for stakeholder comments and counter arguments as to its plans to price spectrum for would-be broadband satellite operators. The new deadlines are set as October 25th for comments and November 1st for counter-comments, following requests from stakeholders for more time. TRAI’s initial deadlines were October […]
Sky has confirmed the first episode of the Dune: Prophecy series from HBO will debut November 18th exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland. From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen […]
Viasat, a global player in satellite communications, has successfully demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity in India for the first time. Working alongside partner BSNL, India’s telecommunications provider, Viasat engineers successfully showcased satellite-powered two-way messaging services for attendees at India Mobile Congress — one of Asia’s largest technology fairs. Viasat is currently working with its partners, […]
Aprecomm, the network and customer experience platform provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Synnefo, an OSS, BSS, IMS, SMS supplier to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Multi-System Operators (MSOs) in India and around the globe. The move combines both companies’ solutions, enabling Synnefo to offer a customer experience ‘super-stack’ that brings service providers […]
Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Reliance Jio’s satellite division have moved a step closer to starting their satellite services thanks to India’s Department of Telecommunications having issued provisional licences to the two businesses. The licences have been issued because OneWeb and Jio have already been granted authorisation to operate by India’s In-Space. However, there are strings attached. […]
GTPL Hathway Limited, the Indian digital cable TV and broadband service provider has announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2024. Key consolidated business & financial highlights include: Q2 FY25 Total revenue stood at ₹ 8,620 million (€93.8m), a growth of 9 per cent Y-o-Y. EBITDA for Q2 FY25 stood at ₹ 1,138 million with an EBITDA Margin of 13.2 per cent […]
Amazon recently acquired certain assets of MX Player, including the MX Player app, a free streaming OTT service in India. With this acquisition, Amazon is merging two of India’s most popular free AVoD services – MX Player and Amazon miniTV into one service – Amazon MX Player. In September, over 250 million unique users accessed the […]
Nagravision, the media and entertainment technology division of the Kudelski Group, is expanding its collaboration with DishTV India, a content distribution company with presence in DTH and OTT platforms, to launch a Direct-to-TV service using TVKey Cloud by Nagravision and Samsung. This collaboration sees DishTV becomes the first DTH operator in India to offer secure […]