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Starlink in Rural India: How Elon Musk Plans to Bring Superfast Internet to Villages Elon Musk has confirmed that his satellite internet service Starlink is preparing to enter India soon. In a recent podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath , Musk said he is “very excited” to bring Starlink to India and connect the country’s remote and rural areas with fast, reliable internet. Today, Starlink is available in more than 150 countries and is known for providing high-speed internet at competitive prices. For India, especially for villages where connectivity is still weak, this could be a game changer. The Problem: Strong Internet in Cities, Weak in Villages In big Indian cities, mobile towers and fiber networks are now common. Almost every kilometre you can find a tower, and many homes and offices have fiber broadband connections. But the situation is completely different in rural and remote regions : Laying fiber cables in villages is expensive and technically difficult ...