Starlink satellite broadband service faces challenge in India, Elon Musk led company questioned News Published: April 1, 2021 3:00 PM IST
Elon Musk-led SpaceX plans to introduce Starlink, its satellite internet service Starlink in India by 2022. But while the plan is still in its nascent stage, SpaceX technologies’ satellite broadband is facing hurdles. Also Read - Airtel gains most mobile subscribers in January 2021 when compared to Jio, Vi: TRAI
As per reports, BIF (Broadband India Forum) has asked TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to block the billionaire’s SpaceX Technologies from pre-selling the beta version of its Starlink satellite internet services in the country. Also Read - Banking OTP services disruption in India: Here s what happened and TRAI s take on it
This application would serve the public interest by authorizing a new class of ground-based components for SpaceX s satellite system that will expand the range of broadband capabilities available to moving vehicles throughout the United States and to moving vessels and aircraft worldwide, SpaceX director of satellite policy David Goldman wrote in a letter to the FCC filed on Friday.
Starlink is the company s capital-intensive project to build an interconnected internet network with thousands of satellites, known in the space industry as a constellation, designed to deliver high-speed internet to consumers anywhere on the planet.
To date SpaceX has launched more than 1,100 satellites for Starlink. In October, SpaceX began rolling out early service in a public beta to customers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., with service priced at $99 a month. Additionally, in a late January update, SpaceX told the FCC that its Starlink beta now has more than 10,000 users.
SpaceX Starlink broadband pre-registration in India begins: Know where to pre-register, what is it, pre-registration price in India, internet bandwidth speed and more.
Elon Musk-backed Starlink broadband begins pre-orders in India, to arrive by 2022
Elon Musk-backed Starlink broadband begins pre-orders in India, to arrive by 2022
By:Abhishek Malhotra, The Mobile Indian, New Delhi
Last updated : March 03, 2021 11:07 pm
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Starlink, the Elon Musk-backed SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service is now available for pre-orders in India for a deposit fee of $99 which is roughly above Rs 7000. The service is expected to be made available in India by 2022.
As per Starlink, the deposit fee of $99 is exclusive of any VAT or other taxes and will be applied towards a future purchase of Starlink kit offered by SpaceX. The Starlink Kit costs $499 (approx Rs 36,400) in the US while the cost for the kit is yet to be announced for the Indian region.