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By 2019, you can use internet while flying as Inmarsat to launch satellite

Inmarsat is looking at satellite internet on mobile in India by 2019

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Raghu Krishnan Bengaluru
Inmarsat, the global satellite operator is looking at India to offer commercially high-speed internet services on mobile phones allowing users to stream videos flying on a plane or driving on highways, once its next generation satellite is launched in two years.
 
Inmarsat has a fleet of four Global Xpress (GX) satellites - that have Ka band transponders with the ability to beam high-speed broadband on mobiles, currently, the only operational fleet in the world.

A fifth one, to be launched in 2019 will cover India, a market as its chief executive Rupert Pearce says is an "important long term opportunity".