Last month, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio announced partnerships with Starlink to provide satellite-facilitated internet connectivity in India, probably speeding the conclusion of Starlink’s five-year journey to enter the Indian market. The internet service provider (ISP) space in India is already hyper-consolidated, with Airtel and Jio accounting for 81 percentContinue Reading
On March 21, 2025, Pakistan granted a temporary No Objection Certificate (NOC) to Starlink, the satellite internet service developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, allowing it to begin operations in the country. The decision, issued after consensus among regulatory and security bodies, marks a milestone in Pakistan’s ongoing effort to modernizeContinue Reading
On March 25, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government Mohammad Yunus announced that a commercial deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX-owned satellite internet network Starlink is expected to be reached within 90 days to provide internet services to Bangladesh. According to Shafiqul Alam, Yunus’ press secretary, economic reasons underlie theContinue Reading
