Airtel signs deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring Starlink internet to India

Starlink India Launch: Elon Musk's Starlink has been preparing to come to India for a long time. Now Starlink has partnered with Indian telecom giant Airtel. Under this, Starlink satellite internet will be launched in India. However, SpaceX is yet to get a license from the Indian authorities. Because without a license, the company cannot provide service in India.

Airtel has issued a press release stating that the company has signed an agreement with SpaceX.

Elon Musk's company SpaceX and Airtel have signed an agreement to bring Starlink high speed internet to India. Airtel has given this information through a post on its social media account.

This is the first agreement signed in India, but it will start only after SpaceX gets the necessary approval to provide Starlink services in India."

Airtel, SpaceX join hands 

 Under this agreement, Airtel and SpaceX will together see how Starlink can improve Airtel's services. Also, how can Airtel's experience in the Indian market help SpaceX improve its customer and business services." This agreement also includes providing connections to schools, health centers and remote areas.

This announcement came when a few weeks ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Elon Musk in Washington.

Starlink's satellites are much lower than other satellites and due to this the connectivity remains fast. Even in a flying plane, Starlink's internet works very fast. Airtel's Managing Director and Vice Chairman Gopal Vittal has said that working with SpaceX for next generation satellite internet connectivity in India is a big milestone.

Even in a flying plane, Starlink's internet works very fast

The Airtel head also said that this collaboration is excellent for providing internet connectivity even in remote parts of India. This will provide world-class high-speed broadband connectivity even in remote areas.

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SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell has expressed happiness over the partnership of Airtel and SpaceX and said that Starlink will bring transformative impact to the people of India. He has said that Starlink is also connecting businesses and organizations around the world.

What will be the benefit of Starlink?

After Starlink comes to India, there will be more benefit in remote areas, because fiber optics cannot reach there. Where there is already fiber internet, Starlink will not have much meaning in the beginning. Because fast internet is already available through fiber cable.

It will also be interesting to see how many types of services Starlink will bring to India. Because the company has many plans in America. These include portable plans under which the user can travel anywhere with the Starlink antenna. High speed broadband service can also be availed by installing Starlink's internet antenna on the roof of the car during travel.

Starlink's satellites are much lower than other satellites

If Starlink comes to India, Starlink equipment can be sold here through Airtel. Both companies will benefit from this partnership. Because Airtel will be able to use Starlink's infrastructure, expansion in India will become easier for Starlink. Starlink will also benefit from Airtel's existing infrastructure.

Summary

It is worth noting that Elon Musk's Starlink is becoming very popular all over the world. It is different from traditional fiber optics, because here internet is available directly through satellite. For this, the company's antenna has to be installed on the roof which connects to Starlink's satellite.

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