Overview
- Starlink conducted technical and security demonstration runs in Mumbai on October 30–31 before designated law enforcement agencies using provisional spectrum to validate GMPCS conditions, including lawful interception.
- The company has kicked off on‑ground recruitment for on‑site finance and compliance roles in Bengaluru, prioritising locally based applicants for accounting, payments, treasury and tax positions.
- Starlink has leased office space in Mumbai’s Chandivali area and has applied to set up gateway earth stations in Mumbai, Chennai and Noida, with reported plans to expand to nine or ten locations including Chandigarh, Kolkata and Lucknow.
- Indian directives require all trial data to be stored domestically, and only Indian nationals may operate gateway stations until foreign specialists receive Ministry of Home Affairs clearances.
- After securing a GMPCS licence and IN‑SPACe authorisation in July, Starlink still awaits final spectrum decisions by DoT/TRAI, with industry reporting a late‑2025 to early‑2026 rollout target contingent on approvals and competing entries from Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio‑SES.