Passengers at the Biju Patnaik International Airport would be able to avail Wi-Fi facility from June 1. The infrastructure work on 24-hour Wi-Fi services to be provided by Bharti Infratel is almost over and the trial run for the services will start in another 10-15 days, informed the airport authorities.
The project started at an expense of Rs20 lakh would offer 10 Mbps speed to the users and 800 users can use this service simultaneously. To use the service, users would need to register their mobile number in the Wi-Fi counter to receive a password to connect to the airport Wi-Fi network after checking-in.
The first fifteen minutes of usage would be free for the users, but they would have to pay for it after the first 15 minutes. The tariff after the free minutes will be decided soon. The service would be a helpful to the lakhs of foreign tourists expected in the State during the Nabakalebar festival of lord Jagannath.