Union Minister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani stated that Billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite tv for pc communications firm, Starlink, can solely have 20 lakh connections in India amid the aggressive risk to the State-owned BSNL and different telecom operators, reported the information company PTI on Monday, 28 July 2025.
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, the Minister of State for Rural Improvement and Telecommunications, additionally stated that the US-based satellite tv for pc web supplier will be capable of supply as much as 200 Mbps of web velocitywhich the federal government goals is not going to have an effect on different telecom operators.
“Starlink can have solely 20 lakh prospects in India and supply as much as 200 Mbps velocity. That will not have an effect on telecom companies,” Minister Pemmasani informed the information company on the sidelines of a BSNL assessment assembly.
The corporate’s satellite tv for pc web companies are anticipated to focus on prospects within the rural and distant areas of India, which can be a giant marketplace for the State-owned telecom service supplier BSNL.
Union Minister Pemmasani additionally stated that the upfront price for the satcom service shall be too excessive, and the month-to-month price will seemingly be round ₹3,000.
Based on the company report, Pemmasani additionally stated that BSNL’s 4G community rollout is accomplished, and the government-owned telecom supplier doesn’t plan to extend its community tariffs right now.
“We would like market first. There are not any tariff hikes deliberate,” the Minister informed the information company.
What’s Starlink?
Based on the official web site, the Starlink community is the world’s first and largest satellite tv for pc web supplier. The know-how makes use of Earth’s decrease orbit to ship broadband (Wi-Fi) web to its customers.
Folks can use this broadband community to assist streaming, on-line gaming, video calling, and so forth., by accessing the satellite tv for pc community by means of their residence setup or transportable Starlink gear. Billionaire founder Elon Musk‘s house tech startup SpaceX owns and controls Starlink’s operations worldwide.
Mint reported earlier that Starlink goals to handle connectivity points in rural and distant areas of India and broaden the home telecom trade with its satellite tv for pc know-how.
The US-based firm acquired the authorisation from the Indian Nationwide House Promotion & Authorisation Centre, or IN-SPACe, for its Gen 1 constellation capability over India. The authorisation has been given for 5 years until 7 July 2030.