Starlink, Cisco team up for satellite-ready Wi-Fi routers

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk-owned Starlink has validated Wi-Fi routers designed and developed by Cisco Systems, to handle satellite-based traffic following a pilot program with the networking gear maker, which is also set to partner with the UK-based Eutelsat OneWeb and the US-based Viasat for a similar initiative.

‘Cisco Systems is likely to be working with OneWeb and Viasat, after a successful demonstration and validation with Starlink, to route space-based wireless traffic seamlessly through terrestrial network operators,’ an industry source told ETTelecom.