Vistara partners with Nelco for inflight data services; likely to launch shortly: Telecom Secretary

New Delhi: Tata-Singapore Airlines owned Vistara is likely to become the first domestic airline to launch in-flight Wifi connectivity services. According to a top government official, Vistara has tied up with NELCONSE 2.27 % – a group Tata which is a VSAT solutions provider — for the VSAT link and the airline has also been allocated spectrum from government. The airline will be launching these services very shortly and will initially offer only in-flight data services. Data is as good as voice since customers can use over the top applications such as Whatsapp to make phone calls, telecom secretary Anshu Prakash said.