Satellite internet services providers such as Starlink, Amazon’s Kuiper, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Jio will have to submit a yearly plan to the government showing how they will gradually increase local manufacturing of ground segments of their satellite network in the country, according to new guidelines by the department of telecommunications (DoT) on Monday. The government…
Microsoft has scaled back its data centre expansion efforts across multiple regions, signalling a reassessment of its infrastructure investments amid evolving demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. The technology giant has either delayed or withdrawn from projects in locations including the United Kingdom, Australia, Indonesia, and several sites in the United States, reported…
We have gotten so accustomed to the near-universal availability of electricity that we barely spare a thought for the infrastructure behind it. Generating stations dotted across the length and breadth of India produce power that is fed into an electricity grid which carries it to our homes and offices. The entire system works so reliably…
The country has also already experienced a significant rise in demand for data centres. Among everything else, AI adoption has emerged as a key driver. With AI consumption having surged manifold since the launch of ChatGPT, availability of a robust data centre ecosystem has become paramount for businesses. Alongside this wave of digitization—that will enhance…
