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Fiji Gives Starlink Green Light to Launch Satellite Internet

SpaceX subsidiary Starlink (Fiji) has
been granted an operating license by the
Telecommunications Authority of Fiji
(TAF), alongside a spectrum license from
the Ministry of Communications, allowing
it to offer satellite internet services in
the country. In a short statement, the
government of Fiji said that using Low
Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide
telecommunications services has come
‘as a lifeline for geographically dispersed
countries like Fiji’. Meanwhile, the deputy
PM and Minister for Communications,
Manoa Kamikamica, is quoted by local
press as saying that the licensing of
Starlink (Fiji) for commercial use is a ‘game
changer’ to bridge the digital divide.

OneWeb Given Green Light for Satellite Broadband Service

Satellite communications provider Eutelsat India. In a statement from the Low Earth Or- the company already holds the necessary
OneWeb has been granted permission by bit (LEO) operator, the group noted that its licenses from the Department of Telecom-
the Indian National Space Promotion and Indian subsidiary would be able to begin of- munications (DoT). OneWeb India has also
Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) to launch fering services as soon as it is allocated the been given in-principle approval to estab-
commercial satellite broadband services in necessary spectrum by the government, as lish and operate two satellite gateways in
Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Commenting on
the development, Cyril Dujardin, Eutelsat’s
Co-General Manager of Connectivity, was
quoted as saying: ‘We are pleased to have
received these approvals from the space
regulator that bring the country a signifi-
cant step closer to providing high speed
connectivity to even the most remote lo-
cations. Having completed our LEO con-
stellation last year, we are perfectly placed
to deliver this vital connectivity service to
businesses across India.’

Telecoms Minister Confirms Armenian Aim to Join Starlink Network

Arka News cites an exclusive interview with Starlink satellite broadband service. ‘It to elaborate,’ Khachatryan is quoted as
the country’s Minister of High Technologies can become an alternative means of saying. The US firm’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Industry Robert Khachatryan as confirming communication for our country, which it is satellites are designed to offer high speed,
that the government is in talks with SpaceX in many places. We have already started a low latency broadband internet in remote
concerning plans to launch the latter’s dialogue on this issue, but I would not like and rural locations across the globe.

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