Elon Musk's SpaceX Seeks Licence To Launch Starlink Broadband In India
NDTV
Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Reliance Jio Infocomm's satellite arm have already secured licence, SpaceX is the third company to apply for the licence.
As India is preparing to launch 5G services in every city of the country, global companies are showing interest in the businesses related to the country's space.
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has applied to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for a global mobile personal communication by satellite services (GMPCS) licence to launch broadband-from-space services in India under its Starlink brand.
SpaceX has applied for the licence, now the government will decide on the licence following the due procedure laid by the department, an official privy to the details told ANI.
Official said that the global companies are now showing interest in Indian space, SpaceX is among one of them. Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Reliance Jio Infocomm's satellite arm have already secured their licences, SpaceX is the third company to apply for the licence.
