Elon Musk's Starlink plans to seek permission in India by the end of January, with a goal of 2 lakh devices by December 2022. 

Last week, the Indian authorities instructed Starlink to stop collecting reservations and providing services without a licence.

According to its country head, Starlink, the satellite internet business of billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, will apply for a commercial licence in India early next year to deliver broadband and other services. 

In a LinkedIn post, Sanjay Bhargava, Starlink Country Director, India at SpaceX, said, 'We hope to have applied for a commercial licence on or before 31st January 2022 (unless we face some big roadblocks).'

By December 2022, the company hopes to have 200,000 Starlink devices in India if it can roll out its services by April. 

According to the business, 80 percent of these gadgets would be used in rural areas.

Starlink is one of a rising number of firms that are launching small satellites as part of a low-Earth orbit network to deliver low-latency broadband internet services around the world, with a focus on distant locations where terrestrial internet infrastructure lags.

Amazon.com's Kuiper and OneWeb, that is founder by the British government and India's Bharti Enterprises, are among its challengers.

While Starlink has gotten nearly 5,000 pre-orders for its devices in India, no services have yet been launched.

Despite this, the Indian government warned customers last week not to subscribe to Starlink since it does not have a licence to operate in the nation. It also issued a warning to the company, instructing it to stop collecting bookings and providing services.

According to Starlink's website, pre-orders for its gadgets have been halted due to 'waiting regulatory approval.'

Uses of starlink satellites :

Starlink uses powerful satellites in low orbit to enable video chats, online gaming, streaming, and other high-bandwidth activities that had previously been impossible with satellite internet. In most cases, users can expect download rates of 100 to 200 megabits per second and latency as low as 20 milliseconds.

Disadvantages of starlink satellites : 

Cities have slower internet.In comparison to cable internet, Starlink has one significant disadvantage. Starlink has a fixed number of satellites over a specified place at any given moment. The bandwidth is shared by all users at that location. As a result, cities have more individuals sharing the same bandwidth than rural places. As a result, Starlink's speed in cities will be slower than in suburbs.