India Satcom Market: GEO, LEO Satellites & Competition
India's satcom market is heating up with GEO & LEO satellite services from Nelco, OneWeb, Starlink & others. $20B market by 2028, driven by broadband-from-space & direct-to-cell.
Telecom Security Testing Fee Cut Boosts Indian Innovation
India slashes telecom security testing fees up to 95%, capping them at ₹50,000. This move aims to boost local tech, R&D, and innovation, benefiting manufacturers and R&D institutes, fostering competitiveness.
India’s Spectrum Allocation for Satellite Communication Services
India is finalizing spectrum allocation for satellite communication, enabling Starlink, Eutelsat Oneweb, and Jio SES to deploy services. Spectrum fees are set at 4% of adjusted gross revenue.
Pre-owned Smartphone Sales Decline Expected in 2025
India's pre-owned smartphone market faces its first sales decline in 2025 due to supply constraints. Offline sales divert trade-ins to the unorganized sector, impacting refurbished brands and overall supply.
India IoT: SIM/eSIM Export Rules & Activation Challenges
TRAI explores new service authorization for foreign SIMs/eSIMs in M2M/IoT exports. Current rules hinder in-India activation for testing. Streamlining compliance is crucial for India's IoT growth.
India Mobile Services: 5G Growth & Market Trends
India's mobile market sees 5G surpassing 4G by 2029, driving data revenue growth. Voice revenue declines due to internet-based services. Overall mobile service revenue to reach $39.3B by 2029.
India Fiber Broadband Growth: FWA & FTTH Surge
India's fiber broadband market is booming, driven by FWA and FTTH adoption. Revenue is expected to reach $16.5B by 2029, with fiber optic lines dominating. Jio leads the market.
India Unlocks 6 GHz Band for Faster WiFi: Tech Firms Win
India delicenses the lower 6 GHz band (500 MHz) for Wi-Fi 6E/7, boosting home WiFi speeds and aiding tech firms. The move supports initiatives like PM-WANI and BharatNet, enabling affordable broadband access.
DTH Future: Regulatory Discrepancies & Market Dynamics in India
Despite tech disruptions like IPTV and broadband, DTH still has a future in India due to regulatory discrepancies and broadband limitations. DD Free Dish also impacts market.
Project Kuiper & LEO Satellites: India’s Internet Revolution
Amazon's Project Kuiper seeks rapid approval to enter India's satellite internet market, following Starlink. LEO constellations will dramatically increase India's data transfer capabilities. Competition heats up!
India Tightens Satcom Security: Starlink & Others Face New Rules
India imposes stricter security norms for satcom licenses, impacting Starlink, OneWeb, Jio-SES, and Amazon Kuiper. Data localization, NavIC integration, and phased manufacturing are now mandatory for national security.
Starlink India Expansion: Partnerships & Regulatory Hurdles
Starlink plans India expansion, partnering to reach underserved areas. Faces regulatory hurdles but setting up infrastructure. Focus on partnerships, direct services, and regulatory approvals.
India Broadband Growth: LCOs Partnership & Wired Internet Expansion
LCOs are crucial for India's wired broadband expansion, partnering with telecom companies like Airtel & Jio to counter declining pay-TV revenue. Wired broadband users are expected to double by 2030.
Indian 5G user base to grow to 770 million by 2028; average data use peaks to 40 GB: Nokia
Average 5G data consumption in India has peaked to 40 GB per user per month and its total subscriber base is expected to grow by 2.65 times to around 770 million in the next three years, telecom gear firm Nokia said on Thursday.
Elon Musk’s Starlink may face spectrum tax in India, raising service costs
Starlink is likely to be subjected to a spectrum usage charge (SUC) in India, a levy that had been scrapped for terrestrial network providers such as Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea a few years ago, ToI reported citing sources.
Global tech cos may move court against govt’s 6GHz decision
Telcos say if 6GHz was delicensed in India-like it has been in the US-tech companies can offer ultra-high-speed internet to potentially over a billion people, without any licence liabilities and costs that operators have to bear, thus upsetting a level playing field and hurting their business model.
Telecom industry posts 6.75 per cent AGR Growth in Q2 FY25 driven by tariff hikes, data surge
TRAI’s report on the telecom industry’s fiscal second quarter performance also indicated that monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) from wireless services rose 9.60% on-quarter to Rs 172.57.