In efforts to make Hyderabad the first Wi-Fi enabled city in the country, the Telangana government rolled out Wi-Fi service on trial basis around Hussain Sagar Lake in the heart of the city
State-owned Internet service provider BSNL and
Wi-Fi infrastructure provider Quadgen Wireless Solutions have
collaborated to roll out the service under the Hyderabad Wi-Fi project.
Under this service, citizens around the lake will have access to Internet with a speed of 10Mbps.
The service was launched by Information
Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao with a live video call with union
IT and Telecommunications Minister Ravishankar Prasad.
Rao said that Hyderabad Wi-Fi project was
exclusively situated to create the fastest Wi-Fi Hot Spot by using the
readily available optic fibre cable network of around 4,000km.
Under Hyderabad Wi-Fi project, citizens can access free internet for first half an hour and then on a chargeable basis.
In the first phase of the project, the state
government has planned to provide Wi-Fi services at over 2,000 locations
in Hyderabad and about 50 Villages in the state.
All major district headquarters in the state will be connected with Wi- Fi.
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