Free WiFi service rolled in the vicinity of Tank Bund

Hyderabad:  Tank Bund... IMAX, Necklace Road, Ohris, NTR Gardens... the heart of Hyderabad... which attracts so many people to its fold is now WiFi enabled.

A pilot project of Telangana government, IT Minister KTR on Thursday rolled out Free WiFi service. Government undertaking BSNL, with help of Quadgen Wireless Solutions will provide these services which enables as many as 1800-2500 people use WiFi with speed varying from 2Mbps to 20 Mbps. KTR inaugrated the service with a live video call with union IT and Telecommunications Minister Ravishankar Prasad in Marriot.
KTR said Hyderabad WiFi project was uniquely positioned to enable the fastest WiFi Hot Spot using the readily available optic fibre cable network of around 4,000 km. The state government plans to provide WiFi services at over 2,000 locations in Hyderabad and about 50 Villages in the state in the first phase in next six months.
Jayesh Ranjan, secretary, IT, said initiative is the precursor to make Hyderabad a smart city. With the WiFi project, the city will join the league of international cities like San Francisco, Barcelona and London.
The government also plans to connect all major district headquarters the state with WiFi.