November 14, 2006
Indian Army has launched its own exclusive cellular communication system in Kashmir
According to India Daily, India's army has launched its own exclusive cellular communication system in Kashmir, and officers said Tuesday the new set up should help soldiers battling Islamic insurgents in the Himalayan territory.
"The new system, which should be fully online in a couple of months, should allow soldiers to more easily speak with each other when searching for and fighting militants... Only the military would have access to the system, and outsiders would not be able to call phones working off the network.
More than a dozen insurgent groups have been fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, and many are using mobile and satellite phones and other modern communications gadgets to plan attacks _ a development that has caught the military off-guard."
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