Overview
- A brief update on Starlink’s India site showed a residential plan at ₹8,600 per month with a ₹34,000 hardware kit, unlimited data, a 30‑day trial and a stated 99.9% uptime before the page was withdrawn.
- Vice president Lauren Dreyer said the India website is not live, the company is not taking orders, and the figures were dummy test data exposed by a configuration error.
- Starlink’s availability map still lists India as pending regulatory approval, with final permissions required before service and official pricing can be announced.
- Operational groundwork continues with reported gateway earth stations planned in Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Noida, alongside recent hiring in Bengaluru.
- Rollout planning includes distribution ties reported with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, and a Maharashtra government Letter of Intent to deploy satellite connectivity in remote districts.