Satellite internet: How it may have become Elon Musk, Tata and Amazon vs Reliance

It’s official Elon Musk plans to launch Starlink internet satellite service in India. After meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York last week, Tesla CEO said that he was keen to launch Starlink in India that “can be incredibly helpful” in bringing the internet to remote villages that lack on-ground infrastructure.

While this may sound welcoming and good, his plans may put him at odds with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance. Reason being that Musk’s Starlink wants India to just assign a licence for the service and not insist on auctioning the signal-carrying spectrum or airwaves.