That apart, both the telecom players could use this partnership to expand their business-to-business (B2B) connections and related offerings to enterprises and businesses in areas that otherwise lack fibre/fixed wireless access (FWA) connectivity, analysts pointed out.
The deals, analysts at Citi Research said, would be more suited for servicing remote rural areas where there are coverage gaps rather than high-density urban areas where satellites may not be able to match terrestrial networks in terms of capacity and coverage.
Mukesh Ambani-backed Jio Platforms, too, announced a similar agreement with SpaceX, revealing that Reliance Jio will not only offer Starlink equipment at Jio’s retail outlets but will also establish a mechanism to support customer service installation and activation.
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