Elon Musk-backed SpaceX will partner with local firms to make satellite gear in India

The DoT had called a meeting with global satellite companies to discuss a holistic roadmap for locally manufacturing satellite communications gear.

Elon Musk-backed company Space X’s Starlink broadband is slated to be available to users in 2022. Now, reports have noted that Space X will partner with local firms to locally manufacture satellite gear and equipment including antenna systems and user terminal devices in India to locally manufacture satellite communications equipment. During a meeting with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) a SpaceX executive said that the company is “excited to find ways to work together with the Indian industry for manufacturing products for its Starlink devices.”