India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets globally and is currently the third largest in the world in terms of passenger footfall. And after the introduction & success of UDAN Scheme, now airports have covered the whole country.
There are 487 airports/airstrips in India, out of which AAI manages a total of 137 airports which include 29 International airports (3 Civil Enclaves), 10 Customs airports (4 Civil Enclaves) and 103 Domestic airports (23 Civil Enclaves) (above data from the Airports Authority of India website.) The above numbers are ever increasing with the success of UDAN Scheme. With connectivity to more locations, the number of flights and passenger traffic has increased.
This requires high quality connectivity and a strong communication network. We have been at forefront of this revolution, providing both wireless voice and data connectivity solutions to airports across the country.
Our core expertise is in understanding customer’s requirements and designing a tailor-made solution. Our approach is to start with a detailed site survey, taking details of existing network / facilities / products and taking details of the current requirement of customer. At airports, in addition to the two-way radio based voice communication, we are also offering wireless data solutions. Multiple locations are connected on PTP or PTMP network.
While designing, we conduct site survey to find the height required for LOS, type of converters required to bring the existing infra to IP network and check requirements to provide IP based Voice Connectivity between locations. If there is any additional customer requirement, then we include that in survey and final solution.
Many of the products that we deal with are licensed products that can be sold and installed only after getting a license from the regulatory authorities (WPC/DOT.) Additionally, at Airports we have to ensure that the height being used for installing Antennas don’t pose any hazard to the aircrafts.
It is also to be checked that the height is below the allowed height by the regulatory authorities. It is also the be confirmed that the wireless frequencies to be used will not interfere with airport operations.
Once a project is awarded for two-way radio communication in licensed band, the first job is to take regulatory approvals. While for unlicensed band networks (voice or data) prior license is not required. A two-way radio network can be very simple and comprises of few Portables to be used with probably a Fixed Station.
For larger Airports, a Repeater is also used. Most of the installation for wireless data communication are for short distances (less than 5 Km) can have multiple radio links.
