Elon Musk’s Starlink registers India unit, plans to focus on rural areas. Sanjay Bhargava, country director for Starlink, said in a Linkedin post, Pleased to share that SpaceX now has a 100% owned subsidiary in India. We can now start applying for licenses, open bank accounts, etc, he added.
Starlink is the satellite internet division of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX.
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What’s on the agenda?
Having a local unit will help the company to apply for licenses which it needs to provide broadband and other satellite-based communication services.
Sanjay Bhargava, country director for Starlink, said in a Linkedin post, “Pleased to share that SpaceX now has a 100% owned subsidiary in India.”
“We can now start applying for licenses, open bank accounts, etc,” said Bhargava, who according to his LinkedIn profile joined the company only in October.
In India, Starlink plans to “carry on the business of telecommunication services” including satellite broadband internet services, content storage and streaming, multi-media communication, among others, as per the company filing.
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