Elon Musk's Starlink to store data in India: Government sets strict routing rules; licence to provide satellite services secured last month

Starlink's India operations will store all network data and user traffic within the country, ensuring domestic user information remains within national boundaries, according to Communications Minister Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani. Having secured full authorization, Starlink is set to establish ground infrastructure and awaits spectrum allocation, joining Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES JV in providing satellite-based broadband services.