Ambani's Reliance welcomes Starlink competition in first response to Musk

Ambani's Reliance welcomes Starlink competition in first response to Musk

Representational image | Photo Credit: Reuters Mukesh ​Ambani's Reliance Industries said it ‌welcomed competition from Elon ​Musk's Starlink ⁠in India's satellite internet market, its first public response ‌to a week of attacks by ‌Mr. Musk, days before ‌its ⁠Jio Platforms unit opens ⁠a record $108 billion IPO.Mr. Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla ​chief, has ‌accused the Indian government and Mr. Ambani of stalling Starlink's launch in ‌a market of more ​than a billion internet subscribers, where ⁠Jio is the biggest mobile operator with over ‌530 million customers."Jio's own satellite services await clearances," Reliance said on Friday (October 16, 2026).The statement did not name ‌Mr. Musk directly. It said ​it was addressing "recent remarks about Reliance and ⁠the Indian market" to "place the ⁠facts on record”. Published - October 16, 2026 10:04 am IST

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