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

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.

A day after its rival Bharti Airtel announced a joint venture with Starlink, Jio Platforms also struck a deal with Elon Musk-owned company to offer high-speed broadband Internet services in India, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s firm said on Wednesday.