In a swift move, the Indira Gandhi international airport in Delhi has now become the first airport in the country to accommodate 5g networks.
The highly anticipated rollout is set to happen in the country on October 1.
Who can avail these services?
flyers who are equipped with 5g enabled mobile phone and sim card can experience better sign strength, seamless connectivity, and faster data speed at the domestic departure pier and international arrival baggage area at terminal 3, and between T 3arruvals and also multi car parking MLCP!
the 5 g network offers a faster speed and lower latency. at the airport this feature of the next generation mobile technology will improve connection density and will also lead to greater efficiencies and aid in faster decision making Videh Kumar CEO at Dial said in a statement.
sources reveal that dial, a GMR airports infrastructure limited-led consortium that managed the IGI airport had already set up the inbuilding solutions for the 5g network, well in advance,
according to the GMR group. passengers can now avail of these services once 5g rolls out in the country in full swing.
earlier, in august Delhi airport had launched the digiyatra app, enabling paperless checking for domestic flyers.
The ‘DigiYatra’ is a Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel experience (BEST) based on Facial Recognition Technology.
With this technology, passengers can now enter the airport by an automatic hassle-free facial recognition system, at all checkpoints inside the airport, be it the entry point or aircraft boarding among others.
This would mean that the passenger’s faces can now act as their documents, like their ID proof, as well as a boarding pass.
Although the prices of the highly waited 5g rollout and their prices are yet to be declared, airtel and jio have rested rumors, saying that they will be launching their 5g services around Diwali 2022. starting with Delhi Mumbai Kolkata and Chennai.
We wait with bated breath…
