Washington, Dec. 1 -- Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has said that Starlink, his global satellite-based internet service, cannot outperform traditional tower-based networks in densely populated cities because of simple physics.

Musk made this clear during an interview with Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder of Zerodha, where he explained in detail how Starlink works and why it is better suited for rural and underserved regions rather than crowded urban areas.

He stated, "The physics don't allow for that," Musk said, adding that "we can't beat something that's 1 kilometre away, which is the cell tower."

Musk said that the main limitation is the distance between Starlink satellites and users on the ground. The satellites orbit the Earth at around 550 ...