Key
Highlights :
Starlink
to charge ?33,000 for hardware and ?3,000 per month for unlimited internet in
India.
A free
one-month trial will be provided to new customers to boost adoption.
Key
Background :
Starlink
has obtained its license to provide service in India under the Unified License
framework for satellite communications in the nation. This allows the company
to provide high-speed internet using its expanding array of low Earth orbit
satellites. The license comes with a one-time entry fee and compels the company
to fulfill rigorous security and regulatory requirements, laying down the
framework for lawful operations throughout the nation.
It comes for ?33,000 and is a kind of one-time cost to connect to Starlink's global satellite network. The Company produces the hardware, ensuring that this software can deliver internet services without much hassle even in locations with limited terrestrial infrastructure. It comes for ?3,000 per month as a subscription fee towards this unlimited internet service offering relatively high bandwidth and low latency.
The
service is expected to be transformative for India’s vast rural population,
which often suffers from poor or nonexistent broadband access. By bypassing
traditional cable or fiber-optic networks, Starlink can provide connectivity in
areas that have long been considered commercially unviable for most telecom operators.
Starlink
also partners with existing Indian telecom providers, which will help them for
its on-ground deployment and smoother compliance with Indian telecom laws.
Given this possibility of support for educational, healthcare, and financial
inclusion initiatives for distant regions, Starlink is actually poised to
enable the digital revolution in India on a large scale.