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Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash<\/a> said required spectrum has been allocated for the purpose.
\"Vistara has tied up with Nelco and they have taken transponder space from ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)...they had come to us for spectrum allocation which we have done. And they will be launching these services very shortly,\" he said.
When contacted, a Vistara spokesperson said, \"we have not finalised this yet,\" referring to launch of the services.
An email sent to Nelco seeking comments did not elicit any immediate response and the company's spokespersons were also unavailable.
While airlines can offer both voice and data connectivity under the 'Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules-2018' notified by the government in December 2018, data connectivity is expected to be offered first, Prakash said.
\"There can also be voice but voice is not happening right now. Still data is as good as voice, because once you have data you can use Over-The-Top (OTT) and make WhatsApp calls,\" he noted.
Regarding inflight wi-fi services, Prakash said the tariffs are not regulated by the government.
\"It is for them to decide what tariff they will charge. I suppose it will be an add-on service that the airlines will offer in relation to their competitors but whether they will charge or not charge, is their decision,\" the Telecom Secretary said.
Telecom pricing is currently under forbearance, and \"tariff is not an issue in this\", he added.
Vistara, in which Tata Sons has 51 per cent stake and the rest is with Singapore Airlines, began commercial services on January 9, 2015. With a fleet of 39 planes, the carrier operates more than 200 flights a day and is working on expanding its overseas presence.
Last month, Nelco said it expects to roll out in-flight data connectivity services by January but did not divulge the airlines it would be partnering with for the offering.
In March, the company obtained a license from the Department of Telecommunications for providing In-Flight and Maritime Connectivity (IFMC) services.
\"We are hoping to start inflight connectivity services around January timeframe. We will start with data services,\" Nelco Managing Director and CEO P J Nath had said recently.
As per the terms and condition of the IFMC license, the services would be activated once the aircraft attains a minimum height of 3,000 metres in Indian airspace to avoid interference with terrestrial mobile networks.
The IFMC license is granted against an annual fee of Re 1 for a period of 10 years and the permit holder has to pay licence fees and spectrum charges based on revenue earned from services.
In September, Nelco launched its maritime communications services in the country, and said the offering would enable high-end support to those in sea by providing access to voice, data and video services while travelling on sailing vessels, cruise liners, ships in India, using satellite technology.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":72993038,"title":"A grim start to the year for incumbents, AGR payouts due this January","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/a-grim-start-to-the-year-for-incumbents-agr-payouts-due-this-january\/72993038","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":72994351,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Vistara partners with Nelco for inflight data services; likely to launch shortly: Telecom Secy","synopsis":"Vistara has partnered with Tata group company Nelco for inflight data services, which are expected to be rolled by the full service carrier shortly, according to a senior government official.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/vistara-partners-with-nelco-for-inflight-data-services-likely-to-launch-shortly-telecom-secy","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2019-12-27 16:10:04","lastupd":"2019-12-27 16:14:12","breadcrumbTags":["Vistara","Nelco","Anshu Prakash","3G\/4G","inflight data services","tata group"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/vistara-partners-with-nelco-for-inflight-data-services-likely-to-launch-shortly-telecom-secy"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2019-12-27" data-index="article_1">
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Vistara伙伴Nelco机上的数据服务;可能不久推出:电信Secy
Vistara与塔塔集团公司Nelco机上的数据服务,将滚的提供全方位服务的航空公司,根据一位高级政府官员。
电信部长安苏普拉卡什说需要频谱分配的目的。
“Vistara与Nelco他们应答器空间取自ISRO(印度空间研究组织)…他们来我们做了频谱分配的。他们很快就会启动这些服务,”他说。
联系时,Vistara发言人说:“我们还没有完成这个,”指启动的服务。
电子邮件发送到Nelco寻求评论没有引起任何直接反应公司的发言人也不可用。
虽然航空公司可以提供语音和数据连接下的飞行和海上连接规则- 2018通知政府2018年12月,数据连接预计将提供第一,普拉卡什说。
”也可以有声音但现在没有发生。还是数据一样好声音,因为一旦你有数据可以使用过多的(OTT)和WhatsApp打电话,”他说。
关于机上无线上网服务,普拉卡什说,关税并非由政府监管。
“这是决定他们会收取关税。我想这将是一个附加的服务,航空公司将提供与他们的竞争对手,但他们是否将收取费用,是他们的决定,”电信部长说。
电信定价目前正在忍耐,“关税不是问题”,他补充道。
Vistara, Tata Sons与新加坡航空公司51%的股份,其余的是,2015年1月9日开始商业服务。39舰队的飞机,承运人经营着超过200个航班一天,正在扩大其海外业务。
Nelco上月表示,它预计将推出动态数据连接服务,但没有透露航空公司1月将与提供。
今年3月,该公司获得许可的电信提供空中和海上连接(IFMC)服务。
“我们希望明年1月左右开始机上连接服务时间表。我们将从数据服务,”Nelco董事总经理兼首席执行官P J Nath最近说。
按照IFMC许可的条款和条件,服务将会激活一次飞机达到至少3000米的高度在印度领空,以避免干扰陆地移动网络。
IFMC许可证授予对再保险的年费1一段10年,许可证持有人必须支付许可证费用和频谱指控基于服务的收入。
Nelco 9月推出了海上通信服务,并表示,提供使高端支持那些在海上提供语音、数据和视频服务在乘坐帆船,游轮,在印度船只,利用卫星技术。
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