Airtel brings public Wi-Fi service to 17
locations in Hyderabad
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Bharti
Airtel and Telangana government on Friday launched ‘Public Wi-Fi’ at 17
locations in Hyderabad where users of smartphone, tablets and other
Wi-Fi-enabled devices can connect to Internet.
Venkatesh
Vijayraghavan, CEO, Bharti Airtel – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – said here
that people in the 17 locations can avail public Wi-Fi and enjoy Internet
services of up to 750MB per day per user.
Information
Technology Minister, Telangana, K T Rama Rao said that currently the government
is trying to rope in other service providers to engage them in offering similar
services.
“This
is just a beginning. We will come to a position where the entire city
(Hyderabad) will be Wi-Fi enabled in about four months. Tendering process is
going on. The entire 700 square kilometres of Hyderabad city will be covered
under Wi-Fi soon,” the Telangana minister said in a press conference in
Hyderabad.
Vijayraghavan
said that optic fibre technology has been used for the public Wi-Fi service.
Though the speed of Internet will be 40Mbps, the same will depend on number of
users utilising the service per location at once, he said.
Airtel
is in the process of working out tariff for the services and other modalities,
the CEO added.
This
initiative is a part of the government’s broader agenda of allowing citizens to
experience a host of web opportunities making Hyderabad a leading digital city,
Rao said.
On an
average, around 40,000 commuters, commercial establishments and visitors can
benefit from the service.
Enabling
public access to superior Wi-Fi technology across the city is at the heart of
Telangana government’s efforts to promote greater digital inclusion for the
citizens, therefore making Hyderabad a ‘Global Smart City’, the minister said.
Users
with any valid Indian mobile number can easily access the public Wi-Fi at all
the 17 locations by switching ‘Wi-Fi’ on, on their devices. On selecting the
public Wi-Fi, a One-Time password (OTP) will be sent to their mobile number.
They
can then connect the Wi-Fi post authentication of the password and
enjoyInternet services, Vijayraghavan added.
PTI
