BSNL proposes to launch Satellite Phones

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Jul 29, 2017, 03:32 PM

BSNL proposes to launch Satellite Phones

West Godavari, July 29: The state run based telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has proposed to introduce satellite phones in the country and if center clears the proposals, it will be launched within six months.

While speaking at a media conference here at Vengi Bhavan, BSNL district general manager K Varaprasad said that if the Centre gives nod to the proposals, BSNL will be the first operator to introduce the satellite phones. He added that these satellite phones can be used while traveling on flights also.

For this purpose, he said BSNL has to introduce the 4G wifi hotspots in Eluru and Bhimavaram town in West Godavari district. He said that the satellite phones would be given to Virtual Network Operators (VNO).

He said that the BSNL 4G hotspot centers will be set up in five places, firstly in Eluru and Bhimavaram towns and soon it will be introduced in Chintalapudi, Dwaraka Tirumala, and Koyyalagudem.

Through these hotspots, the users may utilize 100 MB data free of cost and if necessary, top-up coupons for the hotspot wi-fi can be purchased online, he added.