Telangana State Government today launched the ‘Hyderabad City Wi-Fi Project’ (Hy-Fi), with over 1000 hot-spots across the state capital, which will eventually cover 3000 hotspot locations within the city. In June 2015, Government of Telangana launched the pilot version of Hyderabad City Wi-Fi Project (Hy-Fi).
The pilot project saw the government partner with ISPs to provide free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes at approximately 100 public locations such as malls, tourist spots, public offices, police stations, government schools and colleges across Hyderabad. It said that over the last two years, the number has more than doubled to cover about 250 locations.
Govt. of Telangana will now scale up the project to cover more than 3000 locations across Hyderabad. It will take a two phased approach to complete the Wi-Fi project which is a unique example of government and industry participation for enriching community life and enhancing public safety. At present, over 1000 hotspots are being installed with an assured bandwidth of 5-10 Mbps offering 30 minutes of free Wi-Fi.
Airtel, ACT and Indus Towers will spearhead cutting edge technology in ICT and help create digitally empowered Hyderabad. Airtel provides WiFi connectivity, Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT), has been selected for bridging the last mile gap in the project and Indus Towers provides the infrastructure for deploying project.
At the launch, Hon’ble Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Bonthu Rammohan, said:
Being the newest state of the country, Telangana aspires to be the best state in all aspects. Hyderabad has been an inspiration for other cities in IT, business and living standards, and this city will continue to adopt new technologies to uplift the lifestyle of each citizen. Hy-Fi will set another example making Hyderabad a truly connected city even on the digital front.
Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Circle CEO – Bharti Airtel said:
Airtel has been a partner in the Government’s Digital India vision and we are delighted to support Hy-fi, the country’s largest and fastest public WI-FI network. With this digital initiative, Hyderabad has further cemented its reputation as one of India’s technology capitals. Together with the Government of Telangana and the industry we are committed to demonstrating endless possibilities of new digital experiences to the citizens of Hyderabad.
Bala Malladi, CEO, ACT Fibernet said:
With the growing number of citizens moving towards digital economy, our partnership with the Telangana government will bolster the internet connectivity in Hyderabad. With more than 1000 hotspots to be installed in the coming months across the city will enable users to access high-speed internet both inside their homes and on the go throughout Hyderabad.