Now, free Wi-Fi connectivity at Mumbai airport

Mumbai: Next time you are at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai, four easy steps will help you surf the Internet free of cost on your Wi-Fi enabled laptop or your smart phone.
On Monday, Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL)— the joint venture between the GVK-SA consortium and Airports Authority of India that is modernising CSIA—went live with an enterprise-class Wi-Fi service throughout the domestic (IA and IB) and international (2A and 2C) terminals, becoming the first international airport in India to launch free wireless network.
Mobile service provider Bharti Airtel Limited is powering the service, with wall-to-wall accessibility throughout the airport’s four terminals. That means only bonafide passengers inside the terminal building will be able to take advantage of the facility. Also, to prevent potential misuse, each session would be valid for about four hours.
The facility is also available on other hand-held devices such as pocket PCs, smart phones, mobile phones, gaming devices and PDAs.“Currently, the speed will vary between 64 kbps and 128 kbps, depending on the number of simultaneous users. However, it will never fall below 64 kbps,” said a spokesperson for MIAL.
23/04/07 Lekha Agarwal/Mumbai Newsline

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Categories: Airports Apr 2007, New Apr 2007