US EditionStarlink Partners with UIDAI: To Use Aadhaar for Quick, KYC-Compliant Customer Verification Process — Here's All We Know
Starlink partners with India's UIDAI to use Aadhaar for KYC, enabling quick, secure onboarding of up to 2 million users for satellite internet services.
- On August 20, 2025, UIDAI appointed Starlink as a Sub-Authentication User Agency to use Aadhaar-based eKYC for customer verification in India.
- This appointment followed SpaceX subsidiary Starlink receiving all regulatory clearances including from IN-SPACe, after years of licensing hurdles and frequency clashes with major Indian telecoms.
- Starlink plans to use Aadhaar authentication on a voluntary basis to onboard up to 2 million customers, aiming to extend high-speed satellite internet to underserved rural and remote regions.
- According to an official statement from the government’s electronics and IT department, this collaboration reflects the robustness and scalability of India’s digital infrastructure, with the customer onboarding process described as effortless, secure, and efficient.
- Starlink’s partnership with UIDAI and leading Indian telecom firms signals a major step toward expanding satellite broadband, though spectrum allocation and ground infrastructure setup remain pending.
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