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Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani set to attend G20 summit dinner India's richest businessmen, led by rivals Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, will join G20 leaders at a dinner in the capital on Saturday, as the South Asian nation showcases its position as the world's fastest growing major economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to wield leadership of the G20 grouping of the world's most powerful economies to promote India as a destination for trade and investment, particularly as China's economy slows. U.S. President Joe B...
Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani set to attend G20 summit dinner
Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani set to attend G20 summit dinner
Source: Reuters
6/09/2023 3:21:56 PM
Tim Cook meets Sunil Mittal, software developers, photographers Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday met with Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and several content developers. Mittal and Cook committed to working more closely in India and Africa. "Tim Cook and Sunil Bharti Mittal had an hour-long meeting this morning," the company said on Twitter. "While expressing their satisfaction on the ongoing long relationship that Apple and Airtel have had, reaffirmed their commitment to work more closely in the Indian and African mark...
Tim Cook meets Sunil Mittal, software developers, photographers
Tim Cook meets Sunil Mittal, software developers, photographers
Source: IANS
21/04/2023 4:38:44 PM
Waiting for India's policy to offer OneWeb's satellite broadband services in country: Sunil Bharti Mittal Bharti Group-backed satellite communications company Network Access Associates Ltd (OneWeb) is awaiting India's Space Communication policy and the policy on Spectrum Allocation to launch its services in India, Bharti Enterprises Founder & Chairman and One Web Executive Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said. He also said India has a big role to play as regards OneWeb as the user terminals will be made in the country. Mittal also said the group is setting up two ground stations in I...
Waiting for India's policy to offer OneWeb's satellite broadband services in country: Sunil Bharti Mittal
Waiting for India's policy to offer OneWeb's satellite broadband services in country: Sunil Bharti Mittal
Source: IANS
26/03/2023 5:47:17 PM
India`s LVM3 rocket lifts off with 36 OneWeb satellites India's LVM3 rocket on Sunday lifted off with 36 satellites of the UK-based "OneWeb" from the rocket port here. The 43.5-metre tall LVM3 rocket that weighs 643 ton is carrying 36 satellites, totally weighing 5,805 kg or about 5.8 ton. It blasted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9 a.m. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has named the mission as LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 Mission. The LVM3 (formerly GSLV-Mk III) is a three-stage r...
India`s LVM3 rocket lifts off with 36 OneWeb satellites
India`s LVM3 rocket lifts off with 36 OneWeb satellites
Source: IANS
26/03/2023 9:50:11 AM
Nurturing skilling, manufacturing key for Africa's development: Sunil Mittal Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on Tuesday highlighted that the development of agrarian economy, skilling of people and nurturing micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as manufacturing activities, would help in the economic upliftment of the African continent. Addressing the CII's Partnership Summit, Mittal, while speaking on the issue of Africa's economic integration, which is one of the key agenda items of India's G20 presidency, said that the fer...
Nurturing skilling, manufacturing key for Africa's development: Sunil Mittal
Nurturing skilling, manufacturing key for Africa's development: Sunil Mittal
Source: IANS
15/03/2023 9:03:09 AM
Successful launch of OneWeb`s satellites, ISRO`s birthday present to Sunil Bharti Mittal  Telecom major Bharti Group founder and billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal on Sunday got a "unique birthday present" from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Indian space agency successfully launched 36 satellites of the UK-based OneWeb, of which he is the Chairman. OneWeb is a joint venture between India Bharti Global and the UK government. The satellite company plans to have a constellation of about 650 satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) to offer communi...
Successful launch of OneWeb`s satellites, ISRO`s birthday present to Sunil Bharti Mittal
Successful launch of OneWeb`s satellites, ISRO`s birthday present to Sunil Bharti Mittal
Source: IANS
23/10/2022 9:36:13 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to gift 5G services to Indians on Oct 1 New Delhi, Sep 24  The National Broadband Mission (NBM) under the Ministry of Communications on Saturday tweeted (and later deleted) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially roll out the 5G services in India on October 1 -- the same day when the India Mobile Congress (IMC) kicks off which will heavily focus on 5G and related domains. All the top telecom honchos -- including Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani and Founder and Chairman of Bhart...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to gift 5G services to Indians on Oct 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to gift 5G services to Indians on Oct 1
Source: IANS
24/09/2022 8:07:54 PM
Sunil Mittal hails government for ease of doing biz in 5G allocation Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, on Thursday hailed the Indian government's ease of doing business initiative, after the company received an allocation letter for the designated 5G frequency bands "within hours" of making payments. Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it paid Rs 8,312.4 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) towards dues for spectrum acquired in the recently concluded 5G auctions. Airtel paid four years of 2022 5G spectrum dues up...
Sunil Mittal hails government for ease of doing biz in 5G allocation
Sunil Mittal hails government for ease of doing biz in 5G allocation
Source: IANS
18/08/2022 10:13:52 AM
5G auction: Which telco got what, what bands were sold the most With India successfully ending its mega 5G spectrum auction with bids worth Rs 1,50,173 crore for 71 per cent of total 5G airwaves, here is the overall breakup of the amount as well as various bands, including the super-expensive 700 MHz band that has a 5-10 km range which gives good base coverage for densely-populated areas. If we look band-wise, the pricey 700 MHz band saw bids worth Rs 39,270 crore. The most popular 3300MHz band saw bids worth 80,590 crore and the 1800MHz band receiv...
5G auction: Which telco got what, what bands were sold the most
5G auction: Which telco got what, what bands were sold the most
Source: IANS
2/08/2022 10:10:42 AM
OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022  Bharti-led Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb plans to make its global service available in 2022. "OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022," said a company statement. During a virtual interaction with the media on Thursday, OneWeb's Executive Chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal said that the company is 10 months away from its global coverage. He also said that OneWeb may raise more funds going ahead. The statement comes just...
OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022
OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022
Source: IANS
2/07/2021 12:03:55 PM
OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022 Bharti-led Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb plans to make its global service available in 2022. "OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022," said a company statement. During a virtual interaction with the media on Thursday, OneWeb's Executive Chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal said that the company is 10 months away from its global coverage. He also said that OneWeb may raise more funds going ahead. The statement comes just days ...
OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022
OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022
Source: IANS
2/07/2021 9:22:59 AM
Telecom industry under tremendous stress: Sunil Mittal The telecom industry is under 'tremendous stress' and it would require some relief from the government and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to come out of it, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel, said on Thursday. The Airtel Chairman also reiterated the concern that the industry should not turn into a ‘duopoly'. Interacting with the media on Thursday, Mittal said: "Saying the telecom industry is under stress in an understatement. The industry is...
Telecom industry under tremendous stress: Sunil Mittal
Telecom industry under tremendous stress: Sunil Mittal
Source: IANS
2/07/2021 9:09:53 AM