India, Sept. 19 -- Elon Musk's satellite internet venture Starlink is reportedly preparing to conduct spectrum tests from its Navi Mumbai terminals.

Citing sources from the Department of Telecommunications, NDTV Profit reported that the company plans to set up 20 earth stations or gateways across Noida, Chennai, and Navi Mumbai. Of these, three sites are already under construction.

The gateway infrastructure will need at least 50,000 user terminals, which are expected to be imported from Texas, Los Angeles, and Seattle.

Notably, Starlink received provisional spectrum clearance on August 12 to build ground infrastructure and carry out security compliance tests. However, DoT and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) are yet to...