Hi-Tec Hyderabad logs into free public Wi-Fi

Hyderabad :

In a bid to make Hyderabad the first WiFi enabled city in the country, telecom operator Bharti Airtel along with the Telangana government launched the pilot project, ‘Public WiFi,’ with the rollout of 17 WiFi spots in the city’s IT district on Friday.

Elaborating on the project, Bharti Airtel chief executive officer (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) Venkatesh Vijayraghavan said ‘Public WiFi’ has been launched in 17 locations in the hub of Hi-Tec City and will enable people living in those areas to access up to 750 MB of free internet per day on any device.

To begin with, these public WiFi hotspots have been set up between Cyber Towers to Madhapur police station, Cyber Towers to Kothaguda junction and Cyber Towers to Raheja Mindspace Circle. On an average, around 40,000 commuters, commercial establishments and visitors would be able to benefit from this service, he said.

Explaining the process, Vijayraghavan said that anybody with a valid mobile number can access this facility. Once the WiFi has been switched on, the user needs to submit the mobile number, following which a username and one-time password (OTP) would be sent to the user via SMS. Using the password, the user can log on and use the free WiFi, he explained.

The project will be operational for three months as of now and the future course will be decided based on the response and outcome, he added.

Meanwhile, speaking about future plans of the government’s pet project of making Hyderabad a fully WiFi city, Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao said the state government has already invited expression of interest from players keen on working in the area of WiFi enabling the city and the state government will be floating tenders in this regard in a couple of weeks. The IT minister pointed out that the entire city will be WiFi enabled in the next four to five months.

Free internet

* ‘Public WiFi’ launched in 17 locations in Hi-Tec City

* Users can access up to 750 MB free internet per day

* Any user with a valid mobile number would get a username and one-time password via SMS once the WiFi is switched on

* Project to be operational for three months on pilot basis

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Hyderabad / TNN / October 11th, 2014

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