India, March 11 -- Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced that it has signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring Starlink internet in India.

This is the first agreement to be signed in India, which is subject to SpaceX receiving its own authorizations to sell Starlink in the country.

"Airtel and SpaceX will explore offering Starlink equipment in Airtel's retail stores, Starlink services via Airtel to business customers, opportunities to connect communities, schools, and health centers, among many others, in even the most rural parts of India," Bharti Airtel said in a statement.

"Airtel and SpaceX will also explore how Starlink could help expand and enhance the Airtel network, as well as SpaceX's ability to utilize and benefit from Airt...