The agreement is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisation to sell Starlink in India.
“By integrating Starlink into Jio’s broadband ecosystem, we are expanding our reach and enhancing the reliability and accessibility of high-speed broadband in this AI-driven era, empowering communities and businesses across the country,” Mathew Oommen, the Group CEO of Reliance Jio, said.
The pact enables Jio and SpaceX to explore how Starlink can extend Jio’s offerings and how Jio can complement SpaceX’s direct offerings to consumers and businesses.
Jio will make Starlink solutions available through its retail outlets as well as through its online storefronts, the statement said.
Jio will not only offer Starlink equipment in its retail outlets but will also establish a mechanism to support customer service installation and activation, according to the statement.
It also said that the agreement with SpaceX is part of Jio’s commitment to ensure that reliable Internet is fully accessible to all enterprises, small and medium businesses, and communities across India.
Starlink complements JioAirFiber and JioFiber by extending high-speed internet to the most challenging of locations in a quick and affordable manner, the statement said.
“We applaud Jio’s commitment to advancing India’s connectivity. We are looking forward to working with Jio and receiving authorisation from the Government of India to provide more people, organisations and businesses with access to Starlink’s high-speed internet services,” Gwynne Shotwell, the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX, said.
