RailTel in talks with Elon Musk's Starlink for remote broadband

band access in remote areas through RailWire.

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Satellite internet cos await spectrum allocation.

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Backhaul here refersto usinga satellite to send internet or network data from a faraway location to the main network when fibre or other ground links are not available or not commercially viable.“Itmakessense for RailTelto partner with Starlink as it will beable to tap non-technology feasible areas using satellite internet,” said Satya N. Gupta, former principal advisorat the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). “For Starlink, it will be a way to market their services as going directly to consumers would involve huge costs, especially in hiring the talent on the ground.”