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The Department of Telecom on Monday issued stringent security norms mandating legal interception of satellite communication services and barred companies from linking connection of users in any form with any terminal or facility located outside the country's border as well as processing of their data overseas. The security rules also mandate service providers to indigenise at least 20 per cent of their ground segment of the satellite network within years of their establishment in the country. The move assumes significance as the government is, for the first time, gearing up to open satellite communication service for the general public and needs to put measures in place to avoid any misuse of the services by criminal elements, especially terrorists. Key players like Elon Musk-led Starlink, Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications are in fray to provide satcom services in India. According to the instruction, the satcom service licence holder will require security

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Telecom Services

SECTOR | 05 May 2025, 09:47PM

DoT tightens satcom licence rules, Starlink and Kuiper face new hurdles

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Issued weeks after the Pahalgam attack, DoT's new satcom security guidelines require user tracking, Indian routing, and tighter lawful interception protocols

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 05 May 2025, 08:02PM

Telcos write to 5 airports over indoor telecom infra deployment rights

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Telcos say current rules prohibit unlicensed third parties from deploying active or passive telecom infrastructure, urge airports to grant rights to licensed operators

Telcos demand exclusive IBS deployment rights at four major Indian airports

Business Line | 05 May 2025, 08:00PM

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 04 May 2025, 09:04PM

Tejas completes 7,492-cr BSNL deal to set up 100,000 4G, 5G sites

Business Standard

Tata Group's telecom gear firm Tejas Networks has completed the supply of telecom equipment to BSNL to set up 1 lakh sites for 4G and 5G services under the deal awarded in August 2023, the company said in a recent update. "We shipped more than 100,000 sites for the BSNL 4G/5G network. This is one of the largest single-vendor RAN networks in the world ever delivered in record time. So I think I'm very proud of the team and also the consortium of TCS, C-DoT and our customer BSNL for actually helping us make this happen," Tejas Networks CEO and Managing Director Anand Athreya said during the company's recent earnings call. The company won the Rs 7,492-crore deal after completing extensive trials as part of a consortium led by TCS. BSNL is expected to launch its 4G services in June -- about nine years after private operators rolled out their services. The BSNL network is planned to be upgraded to 5G services after stabilisation of 4G services. The company posted a consolidated loss of

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 04 May 2025

Drones can provide secure coverage compared to satellites: COAI DG

Business Standard

High altitude platforms like solar power drones, balloons, airships, etc, can provide secure and flexible coverage at lower cost compared to satellites, a senior official of telecom industry body COAI said. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Director General S P Kochhar said countries like the US, Japan, the UK, and companies like Airbus (Zephyr) and SoftBank are investing heavily in HAPS technologies and India should start working on regulatory framework for HAPS operations, spectrum allocation and airspace management. Kochhar's remarks come at a time when COAI key members Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have joined hands with Elon Musk-led Starlink for satellite services after initially opposing and obstructing its bid to enter the India market. Starlink is yet to get government's approval to start services in India pending security clearance. "The main purpose of HAPS is similar to satellites, but with the advantage of being able to be deployed rapidly and at a lower

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 02 May 2025

Explained: Why are Sonata Software shares up 38% in 4 trading days?

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On April 28, 2025, Sonata Software announced that it has secured a $73-million, five-year transformational engagement with a major US-based company in the Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT) sector

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 02 May 2025

Indus Tower Share Price Declines After Q4 Results

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Indus Towers net profit decreased by 3.99% to Rs 1,779 crore, down from Rs 1,853 crore in the previous quarter.

Telecom Services

SECTOR | 01 May 2025

Trai to review cable TV regulations to improve ease of doing business

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Lahoti added that Trai, in its recent review of the regulations in 2024 for cable TV, critically examined whether certain regulations were truly needed in the industry