India, March 11 -- In its first partnership as it eyes a presence in India's broadband market, the SpaceX-owned Starlink Internet company has signed an agreement with Bharti Airtel, to sell its satellite internet products to customers. Bharti Airtel made the announcement on Tuesday even as Starlink is yet to receive authorisations to sell their satellite internet products in India, or beam signals within the geographical boundaries.

This becomes Bharti Airtel's second satellite internet partnership globally. It is already part of the alliance with Eutelsat OneWeb, in which the UK Government, French company Eutelsat, and SoftBank, also hold stakes. For Starlink, localised partnerships are a tried and tested method.

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