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Starlink India Entry: Starlink, a satcom giant led by Elon Musk, will conduct demo runs on October 30 and 31 in Mumbai to show compliance with security and technical conditions for satellite broadband services. News agency PTI, quoting its sources, said the demo will be carried out before law enforcement agencies. The trial will be based on the provisional spectrum assigned to Starlink.

Starlink Eyes Clearances By Authorities

The demo is crucial for Starlink ahead of its planned entry into the Indian satellite broadband market, as these trials are an essential requirement for Starlink to secure clearances. After the clearances Musk's firm can launch commercial services.

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Starlink will run a demo to show compliance with the security and technical conditions of GMPCS authorisation. This will be conducted in Mumbai on October 30 and 31, PTI stated quoting the sources.

Excited, Focused On Giving Secure Hi-quality Experience In India: Starlink

Earlier in the first week of this month, Starlink said it was "excited" and fully focused on being ready to offer Indians a secure, compliant, and high-quality broadband experience. Starlink's satcom rollout in India, with prominent companies including billionaire Elon Musk-owned Starlink, Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, and Reliance Jio-SES, keenly eyeing the high-stakes game of broadband beamed from Indian skies.

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Starlink's India market access director Parnil Urdhwareshe praised extensive government efforts, citing coordination across the Ministry of Communications, TRAI, DOS, InSpace, and DPIIT.

"We're just focused on being ready to provide Indians who want that option with a compliant, secure and great experience. And we're really excited with all of the fantastic work that the government is doing, and you see this in concert across the Ministry of Communications, the TRAI, the DoS (Department of Space), InSpace, the DPIIT, everybody's been doing a whole lot of work to make sure that option is made available to people who want it. Starlink is "excited" about India prospects, Urdhwareshe said on the sidelines of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025.

(With PTI inputs)

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