New Delhi, March 12 -- New Delhi: Sunil Mittal-chaired Bharti Airtel Ltd has inked a pact with Elon Musk-backed Starlink to offer satellite internet services in India, raising the stakes in the battle with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.

Starlink's service will be marketed in India through Airtel. However, the Bharti group company, in its exchange filing on Tuesday, did not indicate the launch-it is a pre-emptive agreement between the two companies.

Airtel already has a joint venture agreement with UK-based satellite operator OneWeb. While OneWeb's infrastructure will be used to offer connectivity to enterprises, SpaceX-owned Starlink will provide services to consumers directly, two senior executives aware of the development ...