Public WiFi in Hyderabad
Bharti Airtel and Telangana government today launched 'Public Wi-Fi' in Hyderabad at 17 locations where users of smartphone, tablets and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices can connect to Internet across the hi-tech city.
Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, CEO, Bharti Airtel - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana - said here that people in the 17 locations can avail public Wi-Fi and enjoy Internet services of up to 750 MB per day per user.Launching the service, Telangana's IT Minister K Taraka Rama Rao said that the government plans to cover the whole 700 sq km area of Hyderabad in four months. He said that the government will rope in various service providers to offer similar services across the city.
Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, CEO, Bharti Airtel - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana - said that they have used optic fiber technology for offering the service.sers with any valid Indian mobile number can easily access the public Wi-Fi at all the 17 locations by switching 'Wi-Fi' on, on their devices. On selecting the public Wi-Fi, a One-Time password (OTP) will be sent to their mobile number. They can then connect the Wi-Fi post authentication of the password and enjoy Internet services, Mr Vijayraghavan added.
