On Tuesday, Bharti Airtel announced that it is entering into an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed Internet service to India on a non-exclusive basis.Bharti already partners with Eutelsat OneWeb, the second-largest LEO constellation.Similarly, Jio Platforms has a joint venture with SES, another leading global satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider.Starlink can help Bharti and Jio provide connectivity to previously underserved areas, especially areas currently with limited to no coverage.The deals by Airtel and Jio come weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Musk, seen as very close to US President Donald Trump, in Washington to discuss issues, including space, mobility, technology and innovation.Modi was in the US to meet Trump, who in his second term as the US President upped the ratchet on tariffs against various countries, including India.
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