NEW DELHI ( REUTERS ) Firms differ if India should auction or licence satellite band
Musk’s Starlink wants licensing, India’s Ambani wants auction
India yet to reach a decision on how it will dole out spectrum
Satellite broadband set to emerge as battle of billionaires
Elon Musk is eager to bring his Starlink satellite broadband to India, but the world’s richest man faces strong resistance from Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s wealthiest, who runs Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio.
Following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.S. on Tuesday, Musk said he was keen to launch Starlink in India which “can be incredibly helpful” in remote villages that have no internet or lack high-speed services.
