Musk Clears Final Hurdles for Tesla and Starlink in India
The company will still need to develop physical sites on the ground with technology to connect to satellites, said Varun Gupta, a senior analyst specializing in broadband at Counterpoint Research.
Starlink will also need to comply with India’s data localization provisions, Mr. Gupta said.
Starlink’s bigger challenge, Mr. Gupta said, may be deciding where to roll out the technology. While some analysts suggest that Starlink’s comparative advantage might be in India’s rural areas, where there are lower rates of broadband access and a clear line of sight to the sky, Mr. Gupta noted that those areas may not have enough of a consumer base.
So Starlink might focus instead on semi-urban areas, where Mr. Gupta said growing numbers of people are working remotely and require multiple connections to the internet.
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