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Hyderabad gets 1,000 new WiFi hotspots via private-public partnership

Hyderabad now has 1,000 WiFi hotspots live across the city with speeds ranging between 5-10 Mbps: the first 30 minutes of usage will be provided for free, according to this PTI report. The hotspots are deployed under Telangana government’s “Hyderabad City WiFi” project, which the government says has been in pilot mode since June 2015. Telangana government plans to extend the project to 2,000 more locations (or hotspots) in the next three months, taking the total count to 3,000 hotspots. The project will also cover areas like Telangana's Warangal, Karimnagar and Khammam districts. The roll-out will be extended based on initial responses received from users from the current launch. The project is estimated to cost Rs 300 crore, with investments coming in from the industry, the report added. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), telecom lobbying association comprising of top telcos in the country were the technical adviser to the Telangana government for the project. ‘Hyderabad City WiFi’ project has participation from private telcos Bandwidth: A Telangana government spokesperson told MediaNama that ISPs including ACT and telcos like Airtel and BSNL have provided bandwidth for the project. While IndusTowers, a joint tower infrastructure venture consisting of Idea, Vodafone and Airtel also participated in the WiFi rollout. Peak speeds of 15 Mbps: After the user exhausts his/her free use of 30 minutes, the user can purchase recharge vouchers from kiosks or pay for usage online, just like WiFi in Airports and malls, the spokesperson added. Each hotspot is configured to provide…

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