According to reports, Elon Musk's SpaceX is applying for a licence to use the Starlink trademark to launch satellite internet services in India. Now, SpaceX is the third business to submit a GMPCS (global mobile personal communications by satellite) application to India.

According to a source who spoke to The Economic Times, 'SpaceX will very soon apply for a GMPCS licence to the Indian authorities to commence satellite broadband services in the nation.'

As part of this, SpaceX plans to deploy Starlink, which offers broadband services from space. OneWeb, funded by the Bharti Group, and Reliance Jio's satellite unit had previously sought for these licences.

Additionally, SpaceX will contact the Department of Telecommunications for permission before setting up local gateways, as well as statutory government permits for landing rights and market access (DoT).

Due to a lack of approvals, Starlink is currently unavailable in the nation. Earlier this year, the Centre even requested that the Elon Musk-owned company refund all pre-orders while it awaited authorization to operate there.The first Asian country to get SpaceX's satellite internet service is now Japan thanks to Elon Musk's Starlink, which made its debut there.

A map the startup posted on Twitter shows that Starlink's signals may now be received throughout a large portion of the country's north, including Tokyo. By the fourth quarter, it is anticipated that service will be available in Hokkaido and other regions of Japan, with neighbouring South Korea following early the following year.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s ambitious project, called Starlink, aims to build a constellation of satellites that will beam broadband internet around the globe, especially to distant locations with spotty connectivity. In order to supply 1,200 rural mobile towers with high-speed internet, it negotiated an arrangement with Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. last year.