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Government Contemplates Giving 1GB of Free WiFi Per Month

In a rather exciting turn of events, the Delhi Government has moved a step closer to their promise of free WiFi. They have proposed to provide free WiFi usage of 1GB for a month.

Supposedly a phase by phase initiative, the government will provide the much needed facility first to all government and private college said Ashish Khetan, vice-chairman of Delhi Dialogue Commission. In the second and third phases, Khetan has stated that WiFi will reach other parts like rural areas and unauthorised colonies respectively.

“The minimum speed of the WiFi that we are proposing is 1 Mbps for good user experience and each user should get 1 GB of downloads for a month free.”

While it is great news that the government has finally listened to its citizens and proposed such a novel idea, they have said that they won’t be taking any infrastructural responsibility. They expect companies which have expertise in that field to develop the infrastructure while they provide the WiFi service only, thereby making sure the quality of services provided is impeccable.

“One thing that we want to do is that when we announce public wi-fi, the experience of the service should be best. When we announce a policy, it should be on an expected line. It should be on the expectations and aspirations of the people,” Khetan said.

The government believes that free WiFi will help the business sector and boost the tourism in India. He stressed on the fact that this was the AAP governments best received proposition and that they will cease to disappoint. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope for the same.

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August 14, 2015
BSNL Aims to Install 2,500 3G and 4G Wi-Fi Hotspots Across The Country

BSNL officially announced that it will be investing Rs 7,000 crore in setting up WiFi hotspots with 3G, 4G networks across the country within the next 3 to 4 years.

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Wi-fi is an obvious choice for BSNL going forward but it alone cannot be successful. It has to be integrated with 3G, 4G network so that the customer can be seamlessly transferred to WiFi. In two to three years, we will be investing Rs 7,000 crore to set up integrated WiFi across the country.

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BSNL has already started rolling out the service in places like Varanasi and aims to extend it to more tourist spots by the end of this year. Additionally, BSNL has also partnered along with QuadGen Wireless for setting up Wi-Fi hotspots on a revenue sharing basis. QuadGen will be setting up WiFi hotspots in the South and the West Zone under the terms of the partnership. Anupam Shrivastava says they aim to set up at least 2,500 WiFi hotspots around the country.

In the words of M S S Rao, Chief General Manager of BSNL Telecom, since huge amounts have been invested in the spectrum auction, it is a high time to invest in the networks. BSNL seems to be taking the right steps in ensuring that all part of our well connected.

April 3, 2015
Kolkata On Its Way To Become India’s First WiFi Connected City

Kolkata has just taken the first step in becoming the first ever WiFi city in India. The city’s first WiFi zone will be implemented at Park Street and will be inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee. The service is provided by Reliance JIO, which will be free of charge initially and will be available next in the Ghariahat-Gol Park area of south Kolkata.

Reliance JIO spokesperson quoted-

We have already laid cables along a 500-km stretch of the city. While the major part of Kolkata has been covered, work is in progress in some pockets. We are aiming to bring the entire Kolkata Telephones area under our 4G coverage. It might take another eight months to a year to do the job

Once the Park Street hotspot is launched, any WiFi enabled device can log on into the internet zone using a password provided. Smartphone users will be able to log in with a click on the WiFi option. “As a long-term believer in the power of social media, I think the city should be proud of this development. However, we need to be patient during the rollout phase for it takes time,” said Derek O’ Brien, Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP.

New Delhi too is on its way to develop this facility soon. We have already seen a rollout of free WiFi in parts of Delhi like Khan Market and Connaught Place.

February 5, 2015
Khan Market in New Delhi is a Free Wi-Fi Zone for Vodafone Customers

Vodafone customers can now avail Wi-Fi connectivity when they are in Khan Market, New Delhi. The company announced that its customers can simply SMS ACT TRYWIFI to 111 to access the Wi-Fi. The company has apparently joined hands with NDMC to provide the free Wi-Fi facility.

Meanwhile, non Vodafone users don’t have to disappointed, as they can also avail this free Wi-Fi facility by collecting vouchers from the following outlets – Route 04, SOY, Choko La, Big Chill, Pure Punjab, Town Hall, Chonas, Khan Chacha.

It is expected that the service will be available soon in C.P, which apparently got delayed due to technical and logistical issues. In addition, some security agencies in Connaught Place have also expressed concerns.

December 18, 2014