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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The Reliance Jio owner is lobbying in right earnest to make Starlink’s entry into the Indian satcom space difficult, though it looks like an uphill climb at the moment.
Two of the world’s richest men, Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani, are going head-to-head. The bone of contention: the right to provide satellite internet services in India.
Ambani’s Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in the country, has been lobbying hard and high for more than a year-and-a-half to persuade the Indian government not to allocate spectrum for satellite broadband by merely issuing licences, as opposed to an auction process. The argument runs thus: giving away satellite broadband spectrum at a pre-decided price by the government will create an uneven playing field, given that Jio had to compete in an …
The space-tech startup’s corporate structure isn’t straightforward. But its US operations and foreign funding are not necessarily at odds with India’s rules for the space sector.
The e-commerce giant’s entry into the home diagnostics market may have spooked competitors, but it will have to bring its A-game to ace this.
Ahead of its IPO, the mobile telephony leader is down to playing catch-up with Airtel. What should investors expect?
