Elon Musk’s Starlink To Get Access To 47.6 Cr Indians, Thanks To Airtel, Jio – Data- wna24
Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) announced an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink’s broadband internet services to its customers in India.
The company on Wednesday stated that this agreement, which is subject to SpaceX receiving its own authorizations to sell Starlink in India, enables Jio and SpaceX to explore how Starlink can extend Jio’s offerings and how Jio can complement SpaceX’s direct offerings to consumers and businesses.
Through this agreement, the parties will leverage Jio’s position as the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of data traffic and Starlink’s position as the world’s leading low Earth orbit satellite constellation operator to deliver reliable broadband services across the country, including the most rural and remote regions of India, ANI reported.
The company also stated that it will not only offer Starlink equipment in its retail outlets but will establish a mechanism to support customer service installation and activation.
The company added that the agreement with SpaceX is part of it’s commitment to ensuring that reliable internet is fully accessible to all enterprises, small and medium businesses, and communities across India.
Starlink complements JioAirFiber and JioFiber by extending high speed internet to the most challenging of locations in a quick and affordable manner.
Jio and SpaceX are also evaluating other complementary areas of cooperation to leverage their respective infrastructure to further enhance India’s digital ecosystem.
According to a data filed by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday, March 11. The total telephone subscriber base in India grew marginally to 1,189.92 million in December 2024. Jio has added the highest number of subscribers in both mobile and fixed-line segments.
Total telephone subscribers stood at 1,187.15 million in November, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Reliance Jio Infocomm was the frontrunner with 476.58 million subscribers, followed by Bharti Airtel (289.31 million).
wireline subscribers increased from 38.50 million at the end of November 2024 to 39.27 million at the end of December 2024. The Overall Wireline Tele-density in India increased from 2.73 per cent to 2.79 per cent.
Reliance Jio topped the charts, adding 6,56,823 wireline subscribers. It was followed by Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices, who added 1,62,945 and 9,278 wireline subscribers, respectively.