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Starlink-Airtel-Jio Deal: A Win-Win-Win

Will Starlink’s entry disrupt the business of telecom in India?
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Last week Starlink finally made landfall in India.

The big surprise was that it managed to do so by inking a deal with Airtel and Jio — the two largest telcos in the country and who had also bitterly opposed the entry of the Elon Musk-owned enterprise — to offer high-speed satellite Internet services in India.


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What made Airtel and Jio change their mind? Why did Starlink agree to do this in a partnership? Will Starlink’s entry disrupt the business of telecom in India? Does the Indian consumer stand to gain?

To answer all these questions and more, StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to Rohan Dhamija, Managing Partner and the Global Head of Corporate Strategy Practice at Analysys Mason on Capital Calculus.