Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) partnered with Viasat to present India’s first ever Direct-To-Device Service, which offers end to end solutions in even the most distant corners of the country. The service dubbed satellite to hand held device is being launched by The Department of telecommunications (DOT) to permit users uninterrupted commutation even in the most far flung regions of the country. The service was initially introduced during the IMC 2024 and has already been successfully demoed.
Wider Coverage Beyond the Conventional Networks
Most of the communication satellites employed in the contemporary system of satellites are confined to the military and emergency operations; however, BSNL has opened her network to the ordinary users, providing a location where there is no cellular or wi fi networks. In this way, it will come in handy to trekkers and users in various other parts of the world where standard coverage is not available including remote dwellers who will need to make phone calls, send SoS messages and even UPI payments at the event of an emergency.
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Collaboration on technology with Viasat
Viasat, a technology partner of BSNL, provides two-way communication using the non-terrestrial network (NTN) with geostationary L-band satellites. In IMC 2024, Viasat managed to send and receive a message over a distance of 36,000 km proving the strength of this direct to device service.
BSNL is still to ascertain if calls and messages will be made accessible for normal use aside from emergencies. It however needs to be pointed out that this is a huge leap in the connectivity ladder in India which ensures communications access even in the most remote regions of the country.
