Satellite Phone: This is how a satellite phone works, can a common person use it? – Satellite Phone in India This is how a satellite phone works can a common person use it

Mumbai, Shahrukh Khan’s superhit film Pathan is consistently doing well at the box office. The film is also doing well. However, we are not talking about the movie, but about the satellite phone shown in it (Satellite Phone in India) going to talk If you’ve seen the movie, you’ve seen a satellite phone in the opening scene. You may have seen this phone in other movies before. Many may be wondering what this satellite phone is and how it works without a SIM-network. Today let us know the complete information about satellite phone.

Characteristics

As the name suggests, this phone has nothing to do with the mobile network. It receives the signal only from the satellite in space. You may know about satellites because they orbit the Earth and send radio signals to receivers on the ground.

This signal is only used in satellite phones. The signal from the satellite phone first goes to the satellite, then the signal is sent to the receiver with the help of the satellite. It is used in forests, hills and remote areas.

Ordinary persons cannot use it. For security reasons, the use of satellite phones by common people is banned in India. To use it under certain circumstances, you need to get permission from the government.

BSNL also provides satellite phone services in the country. Police, Army, Railways, BSF and other government agencies use it in times of need. It can also be used by agencies dealing with disaster management.

How much does it cost?

Satellite phones cost around 1500 to 2000 dollars. It costs more than 1.5 lakh rupees in India. Its call rates are much more expensive than normal phone calls.

What can happen if found in a normal person?

A 38-year-old Russian woman tourist was arrested by the Goa police for using a banned satellite phone. A satellite phone named ‘Thurya’ and a SIM card were seized from Russian woman Alexei Kaminin in South Goa, a police official said. Possession and use of satellite phones is prohibited in India. A case has been registered against the woman under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act and Section 20 of the Indian Telegraph Act.