India's internet and telecom sector is likely to get a new entrant - Elon Musk's Starlink - a game-changer for internet users in the world's most populous country. Elon Musk will be taking on behemoths like Mukesh Ambani's Jio and Sunil Bharti Mittal's ...

The satellite communication services major is in the process of completing all the requirements and will get a licence once they complete the process, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said.

Reportedly, Musk’s Starlink and Amazon head Jeff Bezos' Kuiper have agreed to India’s data security regulations and have consented to fulfil Centre’s data localisation and security requirements. As per the security guidelines, a satellite communications company operating in India must store all data within the country only, Moneycontrol reported.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Union Minister, has announced that India is open to granting Starlink a satellite internet licence if it complies with the country’s strict security and regulatory guidelines.

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance pressed India's telecom watchdog on Friday to reconsider its plan not to auction satellite spectrum but to simply allocate it, in a fresh clash with Elon Musk's Starlink.

The minister said the satellite internet services provider is in the process of completing all the requirements and they will get a licence once they complete the process.

Elon Musk's Starlink, a game-changer for internet customers in the most populous nation in the world, is expected to be the next big thing in India's telecom and internet industry. In addition to the national carrier BSNL,

Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said Elon Musk-owned Starlink is yet to comply with security norms, and a licence for satellite communications services will be issued only after

Elon Musk's Starlink must meet India's regulatory and security requirements before receiving a license to operate satellite internet services, according to Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. While Starlink is working towards compliance,

Scindia had clarified earlier at the India Mobile Congress that, per the Telecom Act, satellite spectrum would be allocated rather than auctioned.

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Elon Musk -owned Starlink will have to comply with all norms to get licence for services in India, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday,