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Elon Musk’s Starlink India Launch:Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture under SpaceX, is finally making its way to India. After months of regulatory delays and anticipation, the high-speed satellite broadband service. Elon Musk’s Starlink is gearing up for an official launch in India, following approvals from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and partnerships with major telcos Airtel and Jio. Here’s everything you need to know about its release date, installation, plans, pricing, and speed.
Elon Musk’s Starlink India Launch
Prior to Starlink, Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Reliance Jio were both previously approved by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to operate satellite internet services in India. It’s no wonder, then, that Starlink is already available in more than 100 countries and providing a diverse array of residential and roaming service plans. Specifically, for Indian users, it’s anticipated to come in two tiers, “Residential Lite” for smaller households with less demanding usage requirements, and a “full Residential service” tailored for greater data use.
Last month, India’s Ministry of Telecommunications issued Starlink an operating licence. Even better, services are scheduled to go live in the next 1–2 months, so probably by July–August 2025. Early news stories reported that an initial rollout could take place within the next year after a Letter of Intent from DoT.
Airtel Partners with SpaceX to Bring Starlink Internet to India
Elon Musk’s Starlink India Launch: Installation Process
Starlink offers a self-installation kit that contains the following items:
- A Starlink user terminal, or satellite dish (Dishy, as it’s known colloquially).
- Home Wi-Fi router,
- Tripod,
- Plus 100-ft cable.
All users have to do is leave the dish in a wide space where it can see the open sky. The Starlink mobile app can help you find the best placement and features augmented reality technology.
Jio and Airtel will help with offline sales and service network, providing last-mile connectivity and installations easier in remote areas.
Plans & Pricing
Here’s where it gets a little tricky. There’s might be some variations in reported numbers.
- At-home basic residential if prepaid ₹3,000 INR/~USD 36/month with a one-time hardware installation cost of ₹33,000 (~USD 400). Could be something like what prices are in Bangladesh.
- Promotional entry-level might be around ₹850/month (~USD 10) with hardware ~₹29,700 (~USD 350).
- Premium tier possibilities to explore Further, the hardware is easily ₹20,000–35,000.
Entry-level unlimited tariffs in the ₹3,000–₹4,000/month range. Hardware costs excluding those starting ₹30,000–₹33,000. B2B alternatives & packaged offers through Airtel & Jio can have more expensive rates.
Speed & Performance
- Download speed: Range and average 50–200 Mbps, 220 Mbps in some user reports.
- Upload speeds: 10–20 Mbps, latency 150–300 ms 20–30 ms.
- In the first phase, India launch capacity is projected to keep between 600–700 Gbps aggregate bandwidth, increasing to 3 Tbps by 2027.
Great for HD streaming, video conferencing and online gaming, with latency performance superior to legacy satellites (600+ ms). Fiber still provides even lower latency.
Additionally, Starlink has immense potential to improve India’s digital connectivity, particularly for the over 800 million people in rural India who remain underserved by red tape and market failures. While the pricing of fixed wireless may be a bit higher than traditional last mile delivery options, the high speed, low latency delivery, along with quick deployment, makes this an attractive solution for bridging the digital divide.
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