now chinese mobile network in jammu

Now, Chinese mobile network in Jammu!
Jupinderjit Singh/TNS

Jammu, May 8
As if Chinese intrusions, military build-up along the Indian border and presence of Chinese army in the POK were not enough to create problems for India, now signals from the Chinese mobile network have been detected in this militancy-infested state.

An import-export trader on a visit to the state has revealed that while traveling, his Arab Emirates international number detected Pakistani as well as Chinese telecom signals. “I was surprised to receive “Welcome to Pakistan” and “Welcome to Zong service” signals. (Zong is a mobile service provider in China). I was scared whether I was in India or Pakistan or China,” the trader told The Tribune. His phone received these messages when he was near Hira Nagar. The place is 25-30 km from the Indo-Pak border but thousands of km from China.

Though signals from Pakistan mobile networks are easily received here, it is probably for the first time that presence of Chinese signals has been reported. Mobile connections of foreign countries do not work in Jammu and Kashmir as militants were reportedly using those. The trader said his Arab Emirates number did not work otherwise, but it was receiving the Chinese and Pakistan signals.

DIG Farooq Khan said: “I have no information about the Chinese mobile signals though Pakistan mobile phone signals are often reported. The telecom officials should be able to throw better light on this.”

General Manager of the BSNL Sandeep Sawarkar said Chinese mobile network is common in Pakistan and it was quite possible that the signals reach here. But not much could be done about this, he added.

“It is definitely a violation as Pakistan and Chinese signals can’t be received more than 1 km inside India. But we can’t jam the signals. That would affect our mobile networks as well,” he said adding India was keeping the mobile signals within its boundary but Pakistan was not following it.

Intelligence sources revealed that many militants had carried out operations using Pakistan or international mobile networks due to which the international mobile networks were banned in the state. However, Pakistan increased the signal strength more to help militants and the signals were used in terrorist activities.

Sources also revealed that the use of these signals have proved counter-productive for terrorists and infiltrators. “Many were caught just because they used the international network, which our experts detected and we zeroed down on the users,” revealed an intelligence official. The Zong website reveals it is one of the most popular Chinese mobile phone service provider with a large customer base. It is used in Tibet also.

courtsey :http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110509/j&k.htm#5