By signing deals with India’s two biggest telecom players, the tech tycoon and Trump adviser has improved his odds of breaking into an enormous market.

As Elon Musk sets his sights on India with Tesla and Starlink, the road ahead appears more challenging than ever. Regulatory hurdles, pricing constraints, and stiff competition from local players could limit his companies’ ability to disrupt the Indian market.

India's telecom regulator plans to recommend that satellite broadband spectrum be allotted for around five years to assess initial market adoption, defying Elon Musk's Starlink, which is seeking a 20-year permit,

Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Mittal signed deals to bring Elon Musk’s Starlink internet services to India, promising to get remote areas of the world’s most populous country online.

Despite the growing presence of Starlink's satellite broadband services, India's leading telecom players, Jio and Bharti Airtel, are unlikely to face significant competition, according to a report by JM Financial.

Ambani's Jio Platforms announced that it would bring Starlink into India, opening doors to the world's largest consumer market.

The entry of Starlink, the Elon Musk-led satellite internet company in India, looks much closer than ever before. This came to pass after two of the biggest telecom companies in India, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, signed pacts with the company for high-speed, low-latency internet in India.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to push for satellite internet services to be initially limited to mobile dark zones — regions lacking terrestrial network coverage. This move comes as Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio establish partnerships with SpaceX’s Starlink,

Indias telecom regulator, TRAI, is set to recommend a five-year allocation for satellite broadband spectrum, challenging Elon Musks Starlink, which sought a 20-year permit. This move aims to assess market adoption