Mumbai: The Indian Telecom operator BHARTI AIRTEL said on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Spacex to bring in Starlink satellites to customers in the world’s most populous country.
The possible launch of Starlink, which provides access to high -speed internet to remote sites by low -Earth orbit satellites, is accompanied by fierce political debate in India.
Musk raised the heads of the richest man in Asia, Mocish Ambani, on how to give the satellite spectrum, but also met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington last month.
Indian media reports also said that the Starlink license request was approaching the preliminary organizational approval.
Aartel said on Tuesday that its deal is subject to Spacex “receives its licenses to sell Starlink in India.”
“This is the first agreement to be signed in India,” the company said in a statement.
“AIRTEL and Spacex will explore the provision of Starlink equipment in AIRTEL retail stores, Starlink services via AIRTEL to customers, and opportunities to link societies, schools and health centers, among many rural parts in India.”
“The company was” excited “to work with Aartel” … and opened the transformative effect that Starlink could bring to the people of India. “
The current commercial interest of Musk in India is limited to the X social media platform, although Tesla Electric Car Industry is preparing to start selling its cars in the fifth largest economy in the world.
The auto company began recruitment in India last month, as it issued work ads days after Moody MUSK, the chief adviser to US President Donald Trump.
