Earlier this month, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk’s company Starlink received a licence from the telecom department for providing satellite internet services in India
Days after Starlink secured a licence from India’s telecom department, Elon Musk took note of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scinidia’s meeting with SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell.
Musk reposted about the meeting, which took place on Tuesday (June 17), between Scindia and Shotwell. Earlier this month, his company Starlink received a licence from the telecom department for providing satellite internet services in India. This is being considered a key milestone that will take it closer towards launching commercial operations in the country.
Starlink is the third company after Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications to get a licence from the department of telecommunications to provide satellite internet services in India. A fourth applicant, Amazon’s Kuiper is still waiting for approvals.
Had a productive meeting with Ms. @Gwynne_Shotwell, President & COO of @SpaceX, on India’s next frontier in connectivity. We delved into opportunities for collaboration in satellite communications to power Digital India’s soaring ambitions and empower every citizen across the… pic.twitter.com/gGiCLC5e1C
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) June 17, 2025
After the meeting with Shotwell, Scindia said discussions centred around different opportunities for collaboration in satellite communications to power Digital India. “Had a productive meeting with Ms. @Gwynne_Shotwell, President & COO of @SpaceX, on India’s next frontier in connectivity. We delved into opportunities for collaboration in satellite communications to power Digital India’s soaring ambitions and empower every citizen across the country,” he wrote in a post on X.
He said satellite technologies are not only relevant, but transformative. “Ms. Shotwell appreciated the license granted to @Starlink, calling it a great start to the journey,” he added.
Starlink is a satellite internet service developed by SpaceX — the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded in 2002 by Musk, who is the world’s richest man. It provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet worldwide using satellite technology and is aptly described by some as broadband beamed from the skies.
