Elon Musk's Starlink to bring high-speed satellite internet connection to India by 2021

X CEO Elon Musk is planning to introduce Starlink broband internet service in India by mid-2021, as it is w undergoing a public beta in parts of US and Cana. In response to a tweet about company’s widescale launch in 2021 to deliver a high-speed satellite internet connection to rural and underserved areas around world, Tesla founder said that Starlink was looking into Indian regulations for a launch by 2021.

Meanwhile, X vice president for Satellite Government Affairs, Patricia Cooper responded to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) consultation paper on Romap to Promote Broband Connectivity and Enhanced Broband Speed, saying, that Indian government must work on updating policies for establishment of satellite-based broband techlogy in India. 

In a filing as a response to TRAI’s paper dated 20th August 2020 that invited comments from stakeholders for enhancing broband speed, X VP wrote, "A diverse mix of broband techlogy platforms and service providers, including those new to India’s market, will best accelerate broband access across nation.” Furr, X filing ded, “X’s Starlink high-capacity, high-speed, low-latency satellite network will vance goal of delivering broband connectivity in near term to all Indians, particularly those without access w or in near-term to broband services tritionally available only to customers in urban and suburban areas.”

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X's recommendations for TRAI

X Vice president listed consideration of updated rules, policies, and regulations for Starlink’s launch. firm listed actions recommended for TRAI to avail fast broband services from Starlink that has over 800 operational satellites and is planning to expand to 12,000 to achieve internet speeds of 100 Mbps or more with ultralow latency to people worldwide. 

• Encouraging techlogy-neutral broband definitions that reflect vances of next-generation satellite services.
• Assigning alrey-allocated frequencies for use by satellite systems.
• Extending “blanket” licensing tools to support wide-spre availability of satellite user terminals.
• Promoting maximum spectrum efficiency by expecting users to coordinate use of scarce spectrum resources across multiple systems, wher terrestrial or -based.
• Safeguarding ongoing satellite invation in higher frequency bands, while maintaining expectation that all spectrum users, terrestrial and -based, will coordinate in good faith.
• Considering unintended fees, taxes, and or ministrative burdens that, when passed on to end-users, can make broband unaffordable to many. 

“Combination of such regulatory actions can foster best of class techlogy deployment throughout India and maximize choices available to all Indian consumers,” X recommended. Elon Musk’s firm stated that as a global leer in manufacturing, launch, and operations, India is well aware of transformational potential satellite techlogies hold for communication industry. 

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