In Venezuela, Starlink has provided free internet service till February 3. The statement follows the rapid nighttime military action by the United States against Venezuela on January 3, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores. "Starlink is providing free broadband
According to reports, the government is eager to introduce satellite communication (satcom) services by January 2026. The Digital Communication Commission (DCC, formerly known as the telecom commission), the highest decision-making body of the telecom department (DoT), is scheduled to meet shortly to discuss the country's satcom rollout, according
According to an official announcement cited by news agency PTI, billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet service business Starlink would use Aadhaar authentication to validate Indian consumers before onboarding them. Starlink has been given permission by the government to start providing satellite-based broadband services domestically. As per the release,
Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar downplayed the danger to state-run BSNL and other telecom companies on July 28 by stating that billionaire Elon Musk's satellite communication services business, Starlink, might only have 20 lakh connections in India. The Minister of State for Telecom was addressing a review meeting
Elon Musk's satellite internet project has finally got a go-ahead from the Indian government to set up operations after nearly three years of wading through bureaucratic channels. Starlink now moves toward getting its Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license cleared. A letter of intent has been
On December 18, 2024, sources notified a media outlet that Manipur's security forces had retrieved Starlink internet devices from the Imphal East district, along with sniper guns, pistols, grenades, and other weapons. According to the report, the retrieval took place on December 13 during a concerted operation in
Indian police are now keeping an eye on Elon Musk's Starlink after drug smugglers allegedly used one of its internet service devices to transport $4.25 billion worth of cocaine from Myanmar into Indian waters. According to reports cited by a media house, police officers in the Andaman
According to Anil Kumar Lahoti, chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the organisation is expected to make its recommendations about spectrum assignment and satcom service price by December. Trai has examined all of the comments, rebuttals, and submissions from the industry following the open house discussion. After
The telecoms minister stated on 12 November 2024 that Elon Musk's Starlink is requesting security clearance for a licence to provide satellite internet services in India and will receive permission if all requirements are met. When New Delhi announced last month that it will allocate satellite broadband spectrum
Elon Musk applauded the Indian government's choice to utilise an administrative process instead of an auction to distribute satellite broadband spectrum. Starlink, Musk's satellite internet startup, is expected to benefit from this action as it eliminates the need for competitive bidding to obtain spectrum in the