India's lucrative satellite internet market is witnessing a heated battle between the likes of Musk and Jio-owner Mukesh Ambani.

Starlink boss Elon Musk said a move by India to auction satellite broadband spectrum, and not allocate it, would be "unprecedented", reacting to a Reuters story that rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani was lobbying for the auction route.

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance has privately argued that the telecom regulator incorrectly concluded that home satellite broadband spectrum should be allocated by New Delhi and not auctioned,

India is set to allocate spectrum for satellite services through administrative means rather than auction, a decision that aligns with recent comments by Elon Musk and rebuffs lobbying efforts by the country's largest telecom operators.

A major battle is heating up between billionaires Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani over satellite broadband spectrum in India. Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Elon Musk, CEO of Starlink,

India's government on Tuesday said it will allot spectrum for satellite broadband administratively and not via auction, hours after Elon Musk criticized the auction route being sought by rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani as "unprecedented".

The Indian government announced on Tuesday that it will allocate satellite broadband spectrum administratively rather than through auction. This decision follows criticism from Elon Musk , who described the auction approach sought by rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani as "unprecedented.

The ongoing battle between two of the world’s most powerful businessmen, Mukesh Ambani and Elon Musk, has sparked a significant controversy in India’s satellite broadband industry. A Battle Over Satellite Broadband Spectrum This face-off revolves around how India should allocate its satellite spectrum.

The fight over how India should allocate satellite broadband spectrum intensified on Tuesday as Elon Musk said any move by New Delhi to auction it, rather than allocate it, would be "unprecedented", challenging the position of rival billionaires.