Overview

• The Department of Telecommunications and IN-SPACe have granted Starlink a Unified Licence and security approval to operate its low-Earth orbit satellite broadband in India
• Finalised guidelines for spectrum allocation and gateway establishment allow trial spectrum applications and ground station construction to proceed
• Service will be capped at two million users and offer speeds of 25–220 Mbps at a monthly ₹3,000 fee with a one-time hardware cost of ₹30,000–₹35,000
• Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel partnerships will manage hardware distribution and infrastructure sharing to extend connectivity to underserved rural and remote regions
• Next-generation satellites launching from 2026 are designed to deliver over 1,000 Gbps capacity per satellite, enabling future network scaling and resilience