Elon Musk’s Starlink will hold demonstration runs in Mumbai on October 30–31 to prove compliance with India’s satcom norms. The trials before law enforcement agencies mark a key step toward its commercial rollout in India’s growing satellite broadband market.

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk-led Starlink is scheduled to conduct demonstration runs in Mumbai on October 30 and 31 to demonstrate compliance with India’s security and technical requirements for satellite broadband services, according to people familiar with the developments.

The demos to be done before law enforcement agencies will be based on the provisional spectrum assigned to Starlink, which would mark a significant step ahead of its planned entry into the Indian satellite broadband market, they said.

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