Tensions between Canada and SpaceX over the satellite internet service Starlink have escalated, with new tariffs, a canceled contract, and growing concerns about foreign influence on critical infrastructure.

By signing deals with India’s two biggest telecom players, the tech tycoon and Trump adviser has improved his odds of breaking into an enormous market.

Vodafone completed what they called the world’s first space-based mobile video call from an area with zero mobile coverage in January, and now under the new venture - called SatCo - plan to commercially offer their technology to other mobile operators across the continent.

Airtel and Starlink signed a deal to bring high-speed internet services to India nearly a month after Elon Musk met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to push for satellite internet services to be initially limited to mobile dark zones — regions lacking terrestrial network coverage. This move comes as Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio establish partnerships with SpaceX’s Starlink,