New Delhi: Starlink, the satellite broadband business division of Elon Musk-led company SpaceX, is set to launch broadband services in India. The company plans to launch it in December 2022. The company is currently awaiting government approval for two lakh active terminals. Sanjay Bhargava, director for India at Starlink, said in a LinkedIn post that on the first day in office, the company has already received 5,000 pre-orders in India and is ready to provide broadband services in rural areas.

Bhargava further said that his target is to provide two lakh terminals in India by December 2022. He has said that the actual figure may be much lower, or even zero, if they do not get government approval. But there is little hope that they will cross the two million mark. Starlink is taking a deposit amount of $99 or Rs 7,350 to be part of the priority list for customers. Pre-order deposits will be adjusted against monthly fees once the service is activated. Customers can also make refunds, but by doing so they will also lose their priority status.

The company claims that it will speed up data in the beta stage in the range of 50 to 150 megabytes. The company will challenge Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea in the broadband segment and directly compete with OneWeb supported by Bharti Group.

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