Starlink, the satellite internet of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, will apply early next year for a commercial licence in India to provide broadband and other services, as per country head.
Sanjay Bhargava, Starlink Country Director, India at SpaceX Said in a LinkedIn post :
“We hope to have applied for a commercial license on or before 31st January, 2022 (unless we hit some major roadblock),”
If Starlink can roll out its services by April, it aims to have 200,000 Starlink devices in India by December 2022, it said in a presentation posted by Bhargava.
The Starlink has previously said it expects 80% of these devices to be in rural areas.
Starlink is one of a growing number of companies launching small satellites as part of a low-Earth orbit network to provide low-latency broadband internet services around the world, with a particular focus on remote areas that terrestrial internet infrastructure struggles to reach.
While Starlink has already received over 5,000 pre-orders for its devices in India, it has not begun any services till now.
Indian government advise people against subscribing to Starlink as it does not have a license to operate in the country.
Government also warn Starlink, ordering it to refrain from taking bookings and rendering services.
Starlink has stop taking pre-orders for its devices, as per its website, citing “pending regulatory approval”.
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