Breaking Airtel & SpaceX partners to launch Starlink Satellite internet service in India

[Bapun]

Airtel announced today an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India. This is the first agreement to be signed in India, which is subject to SpaceX receiving its own authorizations to sell Starlink in India. It enables Airtel and SpaceX to further explore how Starlink can complement and expand Airtel’s offerings, and how Airtel’s expertise in the Indian market complements SpaceX’s direct offerings to consumers and businesses.

Airtel and SpaceX will explore offering Starlink equipment in Airtel’s retail stores, Starlink services via Airtel to business customers, opportunities to connect communities, schools, and health centers, among many others, in even the most rural parts of India. Airtel and SpaceX will also explore how Starlink could help expand and enhance the Airtel network, as well as SpaceX’s ability to utilize and benefit from Airtel’s ground network infrastructure and other capabilities in India.

Source: Airtel PR - Airtel Announces Agreement with SpaceX to Bring Starlink’s High-Speed Internet to its Customers in India

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[Digital Mastermind]

Okay where to book the connection ???

Lets get this SpaceFiber

 

[Bapun]

Airtel was partnering with Tata Play for DTH but somehow did with Starlink for satellite broadband.

 

[Esmail]

That's nice, SpaceX would have needed to partner with either of the two Airtel or Jio for the ground stations. It's good for Airtel to have got the contract, they were already powering OneWeb's SatCom now they will do it for Starlink as well.

Jio on the other hand will have its fully owned, built and operated SpaceFiber using MEO satellite constellation to compete with Airtel partnered OneWeb and Starlink both of which will operate using LEO constellation.

 

[Esmail]

Okay where to book the connection ???

Lets get this SpaceFiber

Do you live in a remote location where optical fiber broadband connection isn't available? And airfiber isn't feasible due to distance from 5G towers?
Coz that's the only scenario in which one should consider SpaceFiber broadband.

 

[Ashu3]

That's nice, SpaceX would have needed to partner with either of the two Airtel or Jio for the ground stations. It's good for Airtel to have got the contract, they were already powering OneWeb's SatCom now they will do it for Starlink as well.

Jio on the other hand will have its fully owned, built and operated SpaceFiber using MEO satellite constellation to compete with Airtel partnered OneWeb and Starlink both of which will operate using LEO constellation.

Jio not launching any satallite.It is using some European stallite company. it will be partially owned.

 

[Shark]

Do you live in a remote location where optical fiber broadband connection isn't available? And airfiber isn't feasible due to distance from 5G towers?
Coz that's the only scenario in which one should consider SpaceFiber broadband.

I am under the water

 

[Digital Mastermind]

Do you live in a remote location where optical fiber broadband connection isn't available? And airfiber isn't feasible due to distance from 5G towers?
Coz that's the only scenario in which one should consider SpaceFiber broadband.

I live in urban area, but i just want to try out this new SpaceFiber (if its priced reasonably).

 

[Ashok Varma]

So, Airtel is not on fire, Wildfire with iptv, space fiber and DTH merger.

 

[TheCapedCrusader]

So, Airtel is not on fire, Wildfire with iptv, space fiber and DTH merger.

But sucks in 4G, 5G