Starlink Gets Spectrum for Satellite Broadband Trials

To establish 10 ground sites with Mumbai as hub

- FE BUREAU

ELON MUSK'S STARLINK has inched closer to the commercial roll-out of satellite broadband services in the country, having secured provisional spectrum for trials, according to sources.

The department of telecommunications (DoT) said Starlink will initially establish ground infrastructure at 10 sites nationwide, with Mumbai as its hub. The company must now build landing stations—hardware that connects satellites to terrestrial networks—and demonstrate compliance with Indian security norms before proceeding towards commercial roll-out.