Elon Musk claims “certain oligarchs” are stalling Starlink's India launch to protect a “monopolistic chokehold”; SpaceX signed MOUs with Jio and Airtel in 2025
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has accused vested interests of blocking the launch of his company's satellite internet service …
Jio and Airtel, which first opposed Starlink, partnered with SpaceX after PM Modi's meeting with Elon Musk and President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on India
The announcements about Starlink's tie-ups with the Indian telecommunication giants follow Trump's decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on India from April 2.
India's largest telco Jio Platforms partners with SpaceX to offer Starlink in the country, just hours after rival Airtel announced a similar partnership
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Indian telecoms Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea ask regulators to force internet giants to pay for network usage based on traffic, echoing proposals globally
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Sources: Apple plans to add 5G support to iPhone 12, 13, and 14 models in India by December through an iOS update and will meet executives from Airtel this week
Senior executives from Apple and Bharti Airtel will meet this week to discuss rollout timeline for software updates …
Sources: SoftBank is exploring assembling a group of bidders for TikTok's India assets and is looking for local partners like Reliance Jio and Airtel
SoftBank Group Corp. is exploring assembling a group of bidders for TikTok's India assets and has been actively looking for local partners …
Google announces a partnership with India's third-largest telecom operator Airtel to offer G Suite to SMBs
Google has inked a deal with India's third-largest telecom operator as the American giant looks to grow its cloud customer base in the key overseas market that is increasingly emerging …
Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers merge to form ~$14.5B company that controls 163,000 towers used by Airtel and Vodafone, two of India's largest mobile operators
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Flipkart pulls out of Airtel Zero after social media backlash, says strongly believes in net neutrality
The battle for net neutrality got a boost on Tuesday with e-commerce giant Flipkart pulling out of the Airtel Zero platform, with which it had recently partnered.