Google Fiber, part of the Access division of Alphabet, is reportedly planning to offer 100 gbps broadband speeds for its consumers in the US. According to ZDNet, one gigabit speeds, which US incumbents like Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and AT&T could not match, were Google Fiber's main selling point to attract users.
September 30, 2022Union Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman on Thursday told all state IT secretaries and DOT officials to expedite approvals for quick rollout and Broadband.
December 16, 2021However, the internet and pre-paid mobile services that constitute the major part in the valley are yet to be restored.
January 2, 2020SpaceX has completed another launch of its Falcon 9 rocket with first two prototype satellites of its global broadband internet-in-space project, Starlink, successfully deployed in orbit. “First two Starlink demo satellites, called Tintin A & B, deployed and communicating to Earth stations,” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted, Xinhua news agency reported. A used Falcon 9 …
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February 26, 2018US private flight company SpaceX on Thursday launched its first two test satellites for its global broadband internet in space project. A used Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying Spain’s PAZ, a radar-imaging satellite, and two SpaceX test satellites for global broadband, Xinhua news …
February 23, 2018The government on Monday launched Phase II of BharatNet project through which it aims to provide high-speed broadband connections to all panchayats by the end of 2019. Major telecom players like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India have given cheques to the government to hire infrastructure in gram panchayats (GPs) to provide …
November 13, 2017Telecom regulator TRAI on 17 May recommended the use of Aadhaar-based eKYC verification for subscribers of fixed line, internet and broadband connections, as in the case of mobile connections. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) recommendation, if accepted by the Department of Telecom, would make the authentication process fast and reliable and lead to substantial …
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May 18, 2017