Indian mobile operators have opposed the telecom regulator's recommendations for creation of a separate licensee category for offering in-flight communication services, saying mobile phone operators are best placed to provide them.
"We do not support any separate category of IFC service provider," said Rajan Mathews, director general at Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents all major telcos, even as he welcomed the move to allow internet and mobile services in flights.
COAI said in-flight connectivity (IFC) should only be permitted over licensed spectrum, or bandwidth which is currently being used for mobile phone services, thus also opposing the regulator's suggestions to use airwaves being currently used for satellite services.
"We have on ground spectrum licences and they are sufficient for providing in-flight connectivity," Mathews told ET.
"We have on ground spectrum licences and they are sufficient for providing in-flight connectivity," Mathews told ET.
He said IFC will significantly improve passenger experience, enhance tourism and bolster non-aeronautical revenues for the airline industry.
21/01/18 Devina Sengupta/Economic Times
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"We do not support any separate category of IFC service provider," said Rajan Mathews, director general at Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents all major telcos, even as he welcomed the move to allow internet and mobile services in flights.
COAI said in-flight connectivity (IFC) should only be permitted over licensed spectrum, or bandwidth which is currently being used for mobile phone services, thus also opposing the regulator's suggestions to use airwaves being currently used for satellite services.
"We have on ground spectrum licences and they are sufficient for providing in-flight connectivity," Mathews told ET.
"We have on ground spectrum licences and they are sufficient for providing in-flight connectivity," Mathews told ET.
He said IFC will significantly improve passenger experience, enhance tourism and bolster non-aeronautical revenues for the airline industry.
21/01/18 Devina Sengupta/Economic Times
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