Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink is set to start operations in India within two months as it secured a licence last week, According to ANI. Starlink is the third company to receive a licence from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Reliance Jio were the previous two operators approved by the DoT for operations in India.
Cost Of Subscription And trial
As part of the brand’s launch plan, Starlink will grant each customer a free one-month trial (with purchase of the device) before their subscriptions begin and the customer discontinues trial use of the service, according to ANI.
The company also confirmed its pricing structure in the Indian market, including a satellite dish supported device for around ₹33,000. It expects to charge customers ₹3,000 for its unlimited monthly data plan at the launch, ANI reported.
What Are Starlink’s Plans?
The satellite internet service is poised to revolutionize connectivity in remote and neglected regions of India, where conventional broadband infrastructure has been difficult to implement or simply does not exist, according to the report.
Starlink’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation offers internet access at high speeds to remote locations that could not be connected through conventional land-based networks.
ANI reported that the pricing will be consistent with Starlink’s region, as the device prices are in line with neighboring countries. Starlink’s device is priced at ₹33,000 in Bangladesh and Bhutan, also at the equivalent ₹33,000 for the device.
Musk’s Company operating in 100 countries
Starlink has more than 100 countries as their operational locations with both residential and roaming services. Most areas offer residential service in two varieties: Residential Lite, for light usage and small households, and Residential, for larger households and heavier data needs, according to Financial Express.
Earlier this year, the company signed deals with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio and Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Bharti Airtel, which are India’s largest telecom companies.
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