SpaceX to hunt allow for Starlink providers in India, says report

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to hunt a allow to launch satellite tv for pc web providers in India below its Starlink model, turning into the third firm to use for such a allow, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday.

SpaceX can even search statutory approvals from the federal government for touchdown rights and market entry, the report mentioned, including that it’s more likely to search approvals from Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to arrange native gateways

SpaceX and DoT didn’t instantly reply to Reuters requests for remark after common hours.

Earlier this yr, the federal government requested Starlink to refund all its pre-orders till it obtained licences to function within the nation.

SpaceX will “very shortly” apply for a Global Mobile Personal Communications By Satellite (GMPCS) providers licence to Indian authorities, the report mentioned, with out giving additional particulars. Bharti Group-backed OneWeb and Reliance Jio’s satellite tv for pc arm have already utilized for the allow.