US Based Starlink opens its Door for collaboration with Indian Telecos
- ByStartupStory | November 8, 2021
Elon Musk’s Starlink opens its door for collaboration with Indian telecommunication companies in an attempt to expand broadband services in the company with key emphasis on rural areas.
Sanjay Bhargava, Starlink Country Director India proclaimed that the talks for collaboration with Indian broadband service providers would begin shortly after the 12 Phase-1 aspirational districts would be identified by Niti Aayog. Following that, the company would also observe the interest levels of the market players as well as the USOF (Universal Service Obligation Fund).
Commenting about the collaboration, Sanjay Bhargava stated, “I am hoping that we will get a time-bound 100 per cent broadband plan that can serve as a model for other districts but the devil is in the details and there may be many good reasons why one or more broadband providers do not want to collaborate, though to me that seems unlikely. We want to collaborate with all and have others besides us licensed to provide satellite broadband so that satellite plus terrestrial together can provide 100 percent broadband, especially in rural districts.”
The US based communication giant claims to have received over 5,000 pre-orders from India alone. The company has promised the customers data deliverance at a speed of 50-150 megabits per second at a deposit of $99 per customer. The company is currently waiting for licensing and approvals to launch into the Indian broadband space.
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