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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Data, traffic accumulated by Elon Musk's Starlink will be stored in India: Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said on Thursday that the network data, traffic, and other details accumulated by Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service will be locally stored in India. He added that the domestic user traffic is not to be mirrored to any system or server located abroad. Pemmasani, in a written reply, informed the Rajya Sabha, 'Security conditions, inter-alia, include the establishment of earth station gateway(s) in India for providing satellite-based communication services with no user traffic originating from or destined for India to be routed through any gateway located outside India, no copying and decryption of the Indian data outside the country, and the Indian user traffic is not to be mirrored to any system/server located abroad.' US-based Starlink is the third satcom operator after Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES JV to secure all clearances for offering commercial broadband from space services in India, a market expected to grow exponentially in the coming years. Starlink received its Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) permit last month. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) authorised Starlink's Gen 1 constellation to provide satellite communication services in India. Gen 1 is Starlink's low Earth orbit (LEO) network of 4408 satellites which can offer 600 Gbps throughput in India. India's top telecom incumbents, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, earlier this year partnered with Musk's aerospace company SpaceX to deliver Starlink services in the country. The minister, meanwhile, said that the satcom sector is expected to generate employment as it is an emerging area. 'Satellite-based communication services is an upcoming area and, as any new economic activity would do, it is also expected to generate employment in the country, as it involves, inter alia, the installation, operation and maintenance of the telecom network including user terminal equipment,' Pemmasani said in his reply. Starlink now needs to acquire spectrum from the government and establish ground infrastructure for its services. Two other global satcom majors -Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon Kuiper and Apple's satcom partner Globalstar - are also awaiting approvals from Indian authorities.
Economic Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Elon Musk's Starlink to store Indian data locally: Govt
Synopsis Starlink's India operations will store network data and traffic locally, ensuring domestic user traffic isn't mirrored on foreign servers, according to Minister Pemmasani. Having secured necessary clearances, Starlink, along with Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES JV, is poised to tap into India's rapidly growing satcom market. The sector is expected to generate employment through network installation, operation, and maintenance. TNN & Agencies The network data, traffic and other details accumulated by Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service from its operations in India will be locally stored, minister of state for communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said in Parliament on user traffic will also not be mirrored to any system or server located abroad, Pemmasani said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. "Security conditions, inter-alia, include the establishment of earth station gateway(s) in India for providing satellite-based communication services with no user traffic originating from or destined for India to be routed through any gateway located outside India, no copying and decryption of the Indian data outside the country, and the Indian user traffic is not to be mirrored to any system/server located abroad," Pemmasani said. US-based Starlink is the third satcom operator after Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES JV to secure all clearances for offering commercial broadband from space services in India, a market expected to grow exponentially in the coming received its Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) permit last month. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) authorised Starlink's Gen 1 constellation to provide satellite communication services in India. Gen 1 is Starlink's low-earth orbit (LEO) network of 4,408 satellites, which can offer 600 Gbps throughput in minister, meanwhile, said the satcom sector is expected to generate employment as it is an emerging area."Satellite-based communication services is an upcoming area and, as any new economic activity would do, it is also expected to generate employment in the country, as it involves, inter alia, the installation, operation and maintenance of the telecom network including user terminal equipment," Pemmasani said in his now needs to acquire spectrum from the government and establish ground infrastructure for its other global satcom majors-Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon Kuiper and Apple's satcom partner Globalstar-are also awaiting approvals from Indian authorities.
Hindustan Times
28-07-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Musk's Starlink can provide only 20 lakh connections across India, won't affect telecom services: Govt
Billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink, which provides satellite communication services, will be able to give only 20 lakh connections across India, union minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on Monday. MoS Pemmasani said that the cost for the satcom services will be too high.(REUTERS) This thus reduces the threat to other telecom players, including state-run BSNL. 'Starlink can have only 20 lakh customers in India and offer up to 200 Mbps speed. That won't affect telecom services,' the Minister of State (MoS) for Telecom said. The satellite communication services provided by Starlink, which promise high-speed internet via low Earth orbit satellites, will likely target rural and remote areas. MoS Pemmasani said that the cost for the satcom services will be too high, adding that customers might have to pay up to ₹3000 per month. He was speaking on the sidelines of a review meeting of BSNL, whose 49 network rollout has been completed. The MoS said that the state-run provider is focusing on market first, adding that there were no tariff hikes planned. Starlink to introduce Satcom services after IN-SPACe nod The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) earlier this month gave regulatory clearance to Starlink to launch satellite-based internet services in India. The government had granted the company a licence in early June to provide Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) services, Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) Category-A services. Starlink is the third company, after OneWeb and Jio, to receive approval from the Department of Telecommunications for satcom services. Both Airtel and Jio recently partnered with Starlink to launch its high-speed satellite internet services in India. The Elon Musk-owned company will utilise the dealer networks of both these operators to distribute its services in the market. While Starlink had been waiting since 2022 for licences to commence commercial operations in India, delays due to reasons including national security concerns were preventing its launch.
India.com
12-07-2025
- Business
- India.com
When will satellite internet services launch in India? Mukesh Ambani, Elon Musk, Sunil Mittal set to...; price will be...
(File) Starlink India: Elon Musk-led Satcom giant Starlink, as well as domestic telecom majors, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio and Sunil Mittal's Bharti Airtel, have acquired the necessary licenses for operating satellite communication services in India, which is expected to transform the country's digital landscape by providing internet and voice connectivity in remote regions where conventional telecom network struggle to reach. Who will operate satcom services in India? According to media reports, Elon Musk's Starlink, Reliance Jio-SES JV, and Bharti Airtel's Eutelsat OneWeb, have acquired the necessary permits for operating satellite internet services in India even as the Indian government is finalizing terms of spectrum allocation, upon which there is a lack of consensus among service providers. Why the delay in spectrum allocation? The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had given its recommendations on spectrum allocation in May this year, and it usually takes about 2-3 months for the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to submit its own after TRAI does, The Economic Times reported, quoted a senior executive of a major satcom firm. As per the satcom executive, DoT recommendations are submitted to the (Digital Communications Commission) DCC for review, and after approval, these are examined by Union Cabinet. Following this process, DoT is tasked with charting the allocation rules, and currently its is expected that the allocation process will start by October this year, he noted. When will satellite internet launch in India? According to officials, it will likely take about a month for satcom providers to launch commercial services after spectrum allocation, which puts launch timeline somewhere around the end of November or early December. 'We are looking at a November-end or December timeframe for the launch of commercial service,' the ET report quoted an executive as saying. the first executive said. On Wednesday, US-based Starlink became the third satcom operator to get approval from space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to launch commercial satcom services in the country after Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES JV. Starlink received its Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) permit last month. How much will satellite internet cost in India? While the price of satellite internet have not been formally announced, various reports provide insights into how much Elon Musk's Starlink will cost in India. According to a former top official at Starlink, the service could cost around Rs 1,58,000 for the first year, which will decreased to Rs 1,15,000 in the second year, including 30 percent tax. The difference in the prices between the first and second year is due to the fact that the customer needs to make a one-time purchase of the device needed to use the Starlink service, the first time around, The device costs Rs 37,400, according to reports. Additionally, users must pay an extra Rs 7,425 per month as service fee.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Stay tuned, satcom services may come to you by year-end
Mumbai | New Delhi: Satellite communication services could be commercially launched in India by December, according to industry executives, with three major players - Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb , Reliance Jio-SES and Elon Musk-owned Starlink - having secured the necessary permits and clearances and the government working on finalising terms of allocating spectrum. "Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) had given its recommendation in May. The DoT (Department of Telecommunications) typically takes two to three months on the outer side to come back with its recommendations and present it to the DCC (Digital Communications Commission)," a senior executive at one of the satcom companies, which has secured all the permits, said on condition of anonymity. "Once the DCC gives its approval, it needs to be vetted by the cabinet. Then the DoT needs to come out with its rules for allotment. Optimistically, the government is likely to be in a position to give spectrum by October." After spectrum allotment, it would take around a month to start commercial services, according to two executives. "We are looking at a November-end or December timeline (for launch of commercial services) at an optimistic level," said the first executive. Eutelsat OneWeb, Jio-SES and Starlink didn't respond to ET's queries. On Wednesday, US-based Starlink became the third satcom operator after Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES JV to get a clearance from the space regulator, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), to start commercial satcom services in the country. Starlink received its Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) permit last month. Two other global satcom services firms - Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon Kuiper and Apple's satcom partner Globalstar - are awaiting approvals from the Indian authorities. India's space economy has a potential to hit $44 billion by 2033 and account for about 8% of the global share, as per IN-SPACe. The country's annual satcom business revenue opportunity is pegged at $1 billion. The DoT is expected to finalise pricing and rules for allocating satellite spectrum administratively, having receiving recommendations from Trai after a bitter fight between telcos, which wanted the satcom spectrum to be auctioned, and satcom companies such as Starlink and Amazon Kuiper, which wanted the airwaves to be allotted administratively. The government and Trai have since decided on administrative allocation. "We don't believe any of the players will have a head start in launching commercial services. Since Airtel and Jio are also partners of Starlink, we expect all three (Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio-SES) to start at the same time because that makes sense from a technical, commercial and a compliance standpoint," said Rohan Dhamija, partner and head of India & Middle East at Analysys Mason. Jio and Bharti Airtel, part of the Bharti Group, which is a large shareholder in Eutelsat OneWeb, have marketing tie-ups with Starlink. Conceding that Jio-SES and Eutelsat OneWeb have lost out on the chance for a head start in offering satcom in India, a senior executive at one of the two firms said India also lost out in the process.
