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UIDAI has onboarded Starlink Satellite Communication Pvt Ltd for Aadhaar authentication. Starlink, a SpaceX venture, will offer satellite internet in India.
Starlink got licence from the authorities in India to begin operations.
Starlink Price In India: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has onboarded Starlink Satellite Communication Pvt Ltd, enabling the satellite-based internet provider to use Aadhaar authentication for customer verification.
With this integration, Starlink customers will be able to complete their Know Your Customer (KYC) process through Aadhaar e-authentication, making onboarding quick, secure, and paperless.
Elon Musk’s Starlink earlier officially got licence to begin satellite-based broadband services in India. The approval for satcom services, issued by the Ministry of Telecommunications, paved the way for SpaceX’s ambitious satellite internet project to operate alongside existing licence holders, i.e. Reliance Jio and OneWeb.
Starlink, a venture by Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, is not your conventional internet service provider. It bypasses the limitations of fibre optics and cellular towers by beaming internet directly from a constellation of small satellites orbiting Earth at altitudes between 500 and 2,000 kilometres. These satellites connect with a compact dish antenna installed at a user’s home or office, which then relays internet via a router.
While there’s no official pricing of Starlink announced for India yet, monthly subscriptions in the US and Europe cost the equivalent of Rs 8,000-Rs 10,000. The hardware kit (dish and router) currently sells for around Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000. However, insiders suggest that prices in India will likely be reduced, especially for rural deployment, due to cost sensitivity and competition.
Starlink’s projected speed range – 50 to 250 Mbps – may outperform existing mobile networks, especially in underserved zones. Unlike mobile internet, it does not rely on a telecom signal and functions independently. For many rural areas without even 3G access, this could mean a leapfrog to cutting-edge internet.
Starlink had previously launched pre-orders in India back in 2021, but without obtaining regulatory approval. This prompted a government warning and forced the company to pause operations. Now, with all clearances in place, it is set for an official and full-fledged launch in 2025.
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