India, March 12 -- Following in the footsteps of Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL's) subsidiary Jio Platforms has joined hands with SpaceX, an aerospace company led by billionaire Elon Musk, to offer Starlink's satellite-based broadband internet services to its customers in India.

The implementation of the agreement hinges on SpaceX obtaining authorisation from regulatory authorities to offer Starlink's services in the country.

Jio Platforms houses telecom giant Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.

Through the partnership, both parties aim to leverage Jio's position as the world's largest mobile operator in terms of data traffic and Starlink's position as the world's leading provider of low Earth orbit satellite constellation to deliv...