Luxembourg

June 13, 2024 3:20 PM

Reliance’s Jio Platforms clears hurdle in bid to launch satellite internet in India

A joint venture between Reliance Industries' Jio Platforms and Luxembourg-based SES to provide gigabit fibre internet has won approval from the Indian space regulator to operate satellites there, a government executive said. The three approvals issued to Orbit Connect India - which aims to provide satellite-based high-speed internet access - come as companies from Amazon to Elon Musk's Starlink have been vying for the go-ahead to launch satellite communication services in the world's most popul...

EU foreign and defence ministers meet in Luxembourg

Foreign and defence ministers of European Union member states met in Luxembourg on Monday (April 22) with bolstering Ukraine’s air defences and expanding sanctions on Iran on the agenda. With Russia having stepped up air attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and other targets, EU governments are under pressure to supply more air defence systems such as Patriots to Kyiv. Kyiv and its European allies got a big boost at the weekend when the U.S. House of Representatives approved a packag...