Discussion SpaceX Starlink Satellite Broadband in India Updates

[PowerStar]

Registered Trademark

 

[Bapun]

Deleted tweet by IT Minister!

 

[Esmail]

Deleted tweet by IT Minister!

Perhaps it will be re posted once they get regulatory approvals

 

[Phoenix96]

Report suggesting Telcos are confident that Starlink ain't a threat now

Starlink's satellite broadband poses limited threat to Indian telcos: Report

Starlink's satellite broadband services won't significantly challenge Indian telecom leaders Jio and Bharti Airtel due to their competitive pricing, higher speeds, and unlimited data offerings. Starlink's service is more suited to expanding internet access in remote regions. Collaboration with...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

Latest GoI conditions for Starlink

Govt sets tough conditions for Elon Musk's Starlink to enter India

The Centre has requested Starlink to establish a control centre in India. This will allow quick suspension or shutdown of communications for law and order. Starlink must also facilitate call interceptions through official channels. This move comes as Starlink nears its satellite communications...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

[Ashok Varma]

Report suggesting Telcos are confident that Starlink ain't a threat now

It will be threat for LCOs, who controls BSNL/BBNL fiber in rural areas

 

[Phoenix96]

It will be threat for LCOs, who controls BSNL/BBNL fiber in rural areas

We shall see in future. Pricing matters though, I'm rooting this only for B2B

 

[Esmail]

We will see how many villagers can really afford the Starlink tag of 36k equipment + 7k subscription

The SatCom will connect mobile towers in remote locations to ground stations in urban areas. The villagers will connect to these mobile towers through their handsets and only pay for the normal mobile subscription plans with no additional expenditure.
For home broadband needs they can have Air fiber connected to that tower which is served by SatCom. That way the expense is bourn by the telco and not by the end user and it is way cheaper for the telcos to connect remote areas through SatCom than to spend on laying fiber all the way across the inhospitable terrain. The revenue generated from the previously unconnected subscribers is more than enough to offset the cost of setting up the SatCom link.

 

[Ashok Varma]

For home broadband needs they can have Air fiber connected to that tower which is served by SatCom. That way the expense is bourn by the telco and not by the end user and it is way cheaper for the telcos to connect remote areas through SatCom than to spend on laying fiber all the way across the inhospitable terrain. The revenue generated from the previously unconnected subscribers is more than enough to offset the cost of setting up the SatCom link.

Can we expect Airfiber service (30mbps) from 4G towers by Telcos powered with satcom for village homes in future? as Telco stops 5G tower expansion in rural areas.

 

[SPANDAN]

Report suggesting Telcos are confident that Starlink ain't a threat now

Starlink's satellite broadband poses limited threat to Indian telcos: Report

Starlink's satellite broadband services won't significantly challenge Indian telecom leaders Jio and Bharti Airtel due to their competitive pricing, higher speeds, and unlimited data offerings. Starlink's service is more suited to expanding internet access in remote regions. Collaboration with...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

Latest GoI conditions for Starlink

Govt sets tough conditions for Elon Musk's Starlink to enter India

The Centre has requested Starlink to establish a control centre in India. This will allow quick suspension or shutdown of communications for law and order. Starlink must also facilitate call interceptions through official channels. This move comes as Starlink nears its satellite communications...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

When they are themselves signing agreement with starlink then where’s the question of threat arises.. these foolish articles are of no use.. i remember many articles claiming that jio will not get successful at that time..

 

[Esmail]

Can we expect Airfiber service (30mbps) from 4G towers by Telcos powered with satcom for village homes in future? as Telco stops 5G tower expansion in rural areas.

I would expect some basic broadband connectivity in the range of 10 Mbps per retail connection. Satellite bandwidth is limited and when it has to service a large number of users it increases the contention ratio.