Airtel and SpaceX's big partnership! Starlink high-speed internet will soon come to India, know full details

Airtel and SpaceX: Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's company SpaceX under which Starlink's high-speed internet service will soon be made available in India.

Airtel and SpaceX: Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's company SpaceX, under which Starlink's high-speed internet service will soon be made available in India. This is the first such agreement in the country. Airtel and SpaceX will work together to sell Starlink devices in Airtel's retail stores, provide services to businesses, customers, connect rural areas, schools and health centers. This initiative will also try to bring internet connectivity to those areas where broadband service has not reached yet.

Airtel said this

Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and Vice President, Bharti Airtel, said that partnering with SpaceX to bring Starlink service to Airtel customers is a significant milestone reflecting their commitment to satellite-based internet connectivity.

What is Starlink service?

SpaceX's Starlink service is a satellite internet system that aims to provide mobile broadband across the world. With its help, services like remote working, online gaming, video calling and streaming will be possible even in backward areas. Gopal Vittal said that this collaboration will increase the ability to provide world-class high-speed broadband service to the most backward areas of India.

What SpaceX said

SpaceX President Gwyn Shotwell said that Airtel's team has played an important role in India's telecom revolution. In such a situation, SpaceX's collaboration with Airtel to make its direct offering more effective is a great business move. He said that he is excited to work with Airtel. It will also be interesting to see how people in India can bring changes in their business with Starlink service.

State of broadband in India

Currently, India's broadband market is dominated by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio with over 14 million wired broadband subscribers and about 500 million mobile internet users. Airtel also has over 300 million broadband subscribers. However, telecom companies are worried that after spending more than $20 billion to acquire spectrum, they may lose their customers to Elon Musk's Starlink service as satellite technology is developing very fast.

Source : ABPLIVE AI