Reliance Jio has partnered with SpaceX to offer Starlink to its customers in India just hours after Airtel's partnership.

SpaceX is still awaiting permission from the government to officially launch Starlink's services in the country.

The development came a day after Bharti Airtel signed an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink's satellite internet services to India.

In a surprise move earlier this week, Sunil Bharti Mittal-led Airtel announced a partnership Musk-led SpaceX to offer the Starlink service in India

India's largest telecoms company Reliance Jio and its rival Bharti Airtel have signed separate deals with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring the Starlink internet service to the country. The move has caught most analysts by surprise, as Musk has publicly clashed with both companies recently.

India’s telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have announced partnerships to launch Elon Musk’s Starlink services in India in a bid to provide better connectivity to their customers. Until last year,

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio announced a pact with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet services in India, a surprise move that follows months of bickering over how Musk’s venture should be granted spectrum.

Congress raises national security concerns over Airtel and Jio's partnerships with Starlink, alleging orchestrated move by PM Modi.

While that means India is close to offering satellite communication services in and around the country, it could still take time to happen.

The deals with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, which together control more than 70% of India’s telecom market, could help bring internet connections to millions of people who live in remote areas.

India's Reliance Jio said on Wednesday it signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring Starlink's internet services to India, a day after rival Bharti Airtel inked a similar pact. Both deals are conditional upon Starlink obtaining government approval to begin operations in the country.