Airtel customers can use mobile call and data services during flights

USNMix Report: Good news for Airtel customers, 
the company can start first this facility in the country.

The Bharti Group company, Indo Teleports, has applied for licenses to provide call and data services during the flight in domestic and overseas planes.

The Bharti Group company, Indo Teleports, has applied for licenses to provide call and data services during the flight in domestic and overseas planes. Sources have given information about this. Sources linked to the case said that Bharti Airtel subsidiary Indo Teleports have applied to the Department of Telecom for the said license. He said that the application is still under consideration. However, no information has been given about this from Airtel. 

License announcement on March 6

Last month, Hugh Communications India became the first company to get In-Flight and Maritime Connectivity (IFMC) license in the country. Nelco wholly-owned subsidiary Tatanet Services also announced its license on March 6. The government had notified the notification about the IFMC license in December last year. After IFMC license, passengers can take advantage of the convenience of voice calling, data and video services while traveling in the flight.

On behalf of Nalco, it was said that passengers can also communicate in cruise using satellite technology. According to Euroconsult, in more than 23 thousand commercial aircraft, passengers will start getting connectivity by the year 2027. In fact, the companies which have to provide mobile networks in the airplane, have to take a separate license for this.