{"id":170020,"date":"2025-06-09T10:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170020\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:37:10","slug":"starlink-secures-regulatory-approval-to-launch-satellite-internet-services-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170020\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlink Secures Regulatory Approval to Launch Satellite Internet Services in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecomreviewasia.com\/news\/industry-news\/13392-starlink-airtel-expand-rural-reach-across-india-and-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink Inc.<\/a> has received regulatory clearance from India\u2019s telecom ministry, enabling the rollout of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecomreviewasia.com\/news\/policy-news\/13588-indias-telcos-criticize-trais-satcom-proposals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">satellite internet services<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This approval ends a lengthy wait for the U.S.-based company, which has been eager to enter India\u2019s vast market of over 900 million internet users, a critical opportunity given its exclusion from China. Starlink\u2019s entry marks a significant shift for India, where internet access primarily relies on cell towers and fiber-optic cables.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond satellite internet, Musk is also advancing Tesla\u2019s plans to enter India\u2019s automotive market by shipping vehicles, recruiting staff, and establishing showrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Since launching its first satellites in 2019, SpaceX\u2019s Starlink has amassed approximately 5 million customers across 100+ countries, outpacing rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Starlink must now apply for spectrum licenses to conduct trial services for three to six months before starting commercial operations. The approval process for trial spectrum is expected to take two-to-three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The company has also formed strategic partnerships with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecomreviewasia.com\/news\/network-news\/13512-india-opens-6-ghz-band-for-wi-fi-6e-and-wi-fi-7-to-drive-digital-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India\u2019s leading telecom operators<\/a>, signing agreements in March with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecomreviewasia.com\/news\/network-news\/13498-reliance-jio-seeks-dots-approval-to-use-26-ghz-spectrum-for-wi-fi-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecomreviewasia.com\/news\/network-news\/4696-ericsson-and-bharti-airtel-extend-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bharti Airtel Ltd.<\/a> to support its rollout.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s Telecom Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia, recently emphasized the importance of satellite internet for remote regions and disaster recovery scenarios where traditional networks may fail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink Inc. has received regulatory clearance from India\u2019s telecom ministry, enabling the rollout of its satellite&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3161],"tags":[32932,27963,295,27422,70873,3082,4530,58056,70874,3461,15282,1603,70875,3435,53,70876,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-170020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-bharti-airtel","9":"tag-digital-india","10":"tag-elon-musk","11":"tag-emerging-markets","12":"tag-india-tech","13":"tag-internet","14":"tag-internet-connectivity","15":"tag-reliance-jio","16":"tag-remote-internet-access","17":"tag-satellite-internet","18":"tag-space-technology","19":"tag-spacex","20":"tag-spectrum-license","21":"tag-starlink","22":"tag-technology","23":"tag-telecom-ministry-india","24":"tag-uk","25":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114652974141386172","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}