EchoStar-owned Hughes Network Systems is to launch a consumer broadband-by-satellite service for India. June 2020 saw India’s government relaxing its former tight controls on all things connected to satellite, including space services such as satellite launching, rockets and similar services. “The lesson for us is we need to get into the HughesNet consumer service in […]

India is already extremely active in terms of space activity with its own rockets and related satellite activity. But now a dedicated Space Activities Bill is completing its final stages in parliament. In June the government announced its reform plans which would allow a much greater role by India’s private sector and this would embrace […]