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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...
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SpaceX wants to connect Starlink to aircrafts, ships, trucks for internet connectivity on the move

SpaceX has filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US to connect its Starlink satellites to aircraft, ships, large trucks, and RVs. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet that its Starlink terminals are too big to be connected to Tesla cars.

“Operation under the requested blanket license will promote competition in the market for in-motion broadband services, to the benefit of drivers, ship operators, and air travelers in the United States and abroad,” as per the FCC filing. 

For those unaware, Starlink is SpaceX’s internet service where the company aims to construct a satellite internet constellation using thousands of mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit to offer internet access. These satellites work in combination with ground transceivers.

So far, the company has a total of 1,000 Starlink satellites in orbit in the beta phase. However, Musk says that most of the Earth will be covered by the end of the year once the number of satellites touches 12,000.  In the beta phase, Starlink offers data speeds varying from 50Mbps to 150Mbps, with the speeds said to double to 300 Mbps by the end of 2021.

Connecting Starlink to vehicles is said to ensure connectivity on the go, as per the March 5 FCC filing.

“No longer are users willing to forego connectivity while on the move, whether driving a truck across the country, moving a freighter from Europe to a U.S. port, or while on a domestic or international flight,” the filing read.

SpaceX Starlink India registrations are open

SpaceX Starlink can be pre-registered in India as well, though the service is based on a first-come, first-served basis. Those interested will need to first check whether the service is available in their area on the Starlink website.

In case it is available, the next step is to order Starlink for which users will need to pay a refundable amount of $99, which is around Rs 7,200 on conversion. However, keep in mind that Starlink services will not be available until 2022 and the availability is limited in the beta phase.



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