After Maharashtra, the Gujarat government has inked a letter of intent (LoI) with Elon Musk-led Starlink to strengthen digital connectivity in the state through the latter’s satcom service. In a post on X, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel said the LoI will enable high-speed satellite-based internet connectivity in remote, border, tribal and underserved areas with limited telecom infrastructure. The collaboration will support egovernance and common service centres, schools, primary health centres, telemedicine services, disaster management systems, ports, wildlife sanctuaries and key government institutions. The CM said that a “joint working group”, comprising officials of the Gujarat government and Starlink, will be formed to ensure the execution of the LoI. The development comes months after Maharashtra signed a similar LoI with Starlink to deploy satellite-based internet services for government institutions in the state. SpaceX, the parent of Starlink, got clearance from IN-SPACe to kick start commercial operations in India through LEO satellites constellation Starlink Gen1 in July last year. It had received similar approvals from the telecom department and TRAI in 2025. However, this approval was only for the satellite services. As per a recent report, the company will need fresh approval from IN-SPACe to offer its new technology services… Read MoreInc42 Media
