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I wonder why it says zero maintenance as these don’t have much lifetime.
Satellite cost will be high because Satellite’s life. and all company collectively create too much junk in space.
but remote location people will get better connectivity.
Anyone heard of tikona, which tech do they use?
oh thats why starlink is not here!
kartikxxx wrote:Anyone heard of tikona, which tech do they use?
Airtel had in March 2017 announced its acquisition of the 4G business of Tikona, including broadband spectrum and 350 sites across five circles, for about Rs 1,600 crore. Telecom firm Bharti Airtel Ltd. said it has completed the merger of Bharti Digital Networks Pvt. Ltd.
abhishek012 wrote:So tikona is airtel now? Tikona was also providing internet using the dth thing...so wondering if that was same satellite thing which starlink or jio are planning now...if yes then tikona was ahead of these companies but service was poor.
Airtel had in March 2017 announced its acquisition of the 4G business of Tikona, including broadband spectrum and 350 sites across five circles, for about Rs 1,600 crore. Telecom firm Bharti Airtel Ltd. said it has completed the merger of Bharti Digital Networks Pvt. Ltd.
Par_ wrote:Now Jio will soon bankrupt. 😀Satellite cost will be high because Satellite's life. and all company collectively create too much junk in space.
but remote location people will get better connectivity.
Satellite Internet is super duper costly, the main cost is Satellite launch. SpaceX will afford because SpaceX has its own Falcon 9 vehicle.
Baki companies bas JHINGA LA LA HU HU, kar raha ha. 😀
It is better that telecom companies take fiber optic cables to rural areas.
Indian govt last 6 to 7 years me BharatNet Programme se kitne villages me Fiber cables pahocha diye ha. Now telecom companies should use BharatNet fiber cable to provide cheap internet in villages and rural areas.
kartikxxx wrote:So tikona is airtel now?
Tikona was also providing internet using the dth thing…so wondering if that was same satellite thing which starlink or jio are planning now…if yes then tikona was ahead of these companies but service was poor.
The home WIBRO business of Tikona Digital Networks Pvt Ltd is now Airtel.
abhishek012 wrote:Don't under estimate mota bhai. Mostly they consult McKinsey analysis. I think Jio going to take satellite on lease.
Now Jio will soon bankrupt. 😀
Satellite Internet is super duper costly, the main cost is Satellite launch. SpaceX will afford because SpaceX has its own Falcon 9 vehicle.
Baki companies bas JHINGA LA LA HU HU, kar raha ha. 😀
It is better that telecom companies take fiber optic cables to rural areas.
Indian govt last 6 to 7 years me BharatNet Programme se kitne villages me Fiber cables pahocha diye ha. Now telecom companies should use BharatNet fiber cable to provide cheap internet in villages and rural areas.
Even though Starlink belongs to Elon Musk, launch cost is charged same as other client.
Par_ wrote:Don’t under estimate mota bhai. Mostly they consult McKinsey analysis. I think Jio going to take satellite on lease.
Even though Starlink belongs to Elon Musk, launch cost is charged same as other client.
Starlink satellite launch is super duper cheaper compare with other companies.
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Could Cost $250,000 Each and Falcon 9 Costs Less than $30 Million.
Also Starlink can easily provide high speed internet because Airtel’s OneWeb and other companies satellites fly at higher altitudes than the Starlink spacecraft.
Starlink Satellites Gen. 2 also laser-equipped, These SpaceX lasers are expected to improve how the satellite network relays broadband signals around the world. Ground stations are costly and not without geographical and political constraints on where they can be positioned on Earth.
These new inter-satellite SpaceX lasers will enable the network to operate with fewer ground stations. They’ll route data around the constellation (between satellites), rather than between Earth and space. Fewer “hops” between the ground and orbit reduces the time it takes for a signal to travel between destinations. The goal is to provide Starlink patrons with improved latency. That improvement should translate to faster internet speeds.
Well they claim so much high speed ultra bandwidth satellite based internet technology. If so this mobile data thing could be made a thing of the past by the telcos providing that kind of broadband speed. Of course the cost factor has to be known for sure.
If they are going to use geostationary orbit or medium earth orbit then the net is going to be slow compared to starlink as it uses low earth orbit.
Starlink is going to be better and cheaper option in any case. Unless mota bhai govt applies some red tape on star link.
Unless someone improves the speed of light, the geostationary will have minimum lag of 250ms.
logicfox wrote:Well they claim so much high speed ultra bandwidth satellite based internet technology. If so this mobile data thing could be made a thing of the past by the telcos providing that kind of broadband speed. Of course the cost factor has to be known for sure.
fiber is the future and 4g speeds will improve over time because of price increase + more and more phones coming with proper carrier aggression….this satellite internet is for specific use cases never gonna be worth for normal consumers

Why the disadvantages of satellite internet are not discussed?
1. what could be its latency compared to 4g Internet?
2. Will there be connectivity during bad weather?

Satellite Internet is super duper costly, the main cost is Satellite launch. SpaceX will afford because SpaceX has its own Falcon 9 vehicle.
Baki companies bas JHINGA LA LA HU HU, kar raha ha. 😀
It is better that telecom companies take fiber optic cables to rural areas.
Indian govt last 6 to 7 years me BharatNet Programme se kitne villages me Fiber cables pahocha diye ha. Now telecom companies should use BharatNet fiber cable to provide cheap internet in villages and rural areas.
Even though Starlink belongs to Elon Musk, launch cost is charged same as other client.
oh thats why starlink is not here!