Tue 02 November 2021:
According to company documents submitted with the government, Starlink, the satellite internet branch of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, registered its business in India on Monday, as it prepares to start internet services in the country.
Having a local unit, Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited, will allow the company to apply for licences that it needs from the government before it can provide broadband and other satellite-based communication services.
The company aims to have 200,000 Starlink devices in India by December 2022, 80 percent of which will be in rural districts.
“Pleased to share that SpaceX now has a 100 percent owned subsidiary in India,” country director for Starlink in India, Sanjay Bhargava, said in a LinkedIn post.
“We can now start applying for licenses, open bank accounts, etc,” said Bhargava, who according to his LinkedIn profile joined the company only in October.
According to the company application, Starlink wants to “carry on the business of telecommunication services” in India, which includes satellite broadband internet services, content storage and streaming, and multimedia communication, among other things.
It will also provide satellite phones, network equipment, wired and wireless communication devices, and data transmission and receiving equipment, according to the statement.
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