This dispute has further intensified after the Indian government declared last week that broadband satellite spectrum would be distributed administratively rather than by auction.
Mr. Musk had previously criticized Mr. Ambani’s auction strategy.
Anyone inside the satellite’s service area can access the internet thanks to satellite broadband.
This makes it a dependable choice for isolated or rural locations without access to standard services like cable or DSL, a link that sends data via phone lines. Additionally, it aids in closing the difficult-to-reach digital divide.
Commercial satellite internet and spectrum price have not yet been announced by India’s telecom regulator.
However, the credit rating agency ICRA predicts that by 2025, there will be two million satellite internet users in India.
There are about six major competitors in the market, with Mr. Ambani’s Reliance Jio at the top.
Jio has joined with SES Astra, a prominent satellite operator based in Luxembourg, after spending billions on airwave auctions to gain control of the telecom industry.
SES runs medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites at a significantly higher altitude, providing a more economical system than Mr. Musk’s Starlink, which uses low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites positioned between 160 and 1,000 km from Earth’s surface for speedier service. Ground-based receivers receive satellite signals, transform them into internet data, in turn.
