Bengaluru to get over 5,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots
The Karnataka Government is in talks to provide more than 5,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots across Bengaluru city. The move will help India’s Silicon City to have the highest volume of Wi-Fi hotspots in the country, while also helping Bengaluru citizens getting better internet connectivity and services for free. Corporations would be also allowed to get the most of it for free.
As per a report, 3,000 out of 5,000 hotspot locations have been already identified by the government. The report further highlighted that Karnataka’s IT and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge met state Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to discuss this matter.
However, as of now, there is no confirmation on when the public hotspots will be implemented in the city. But Kharge confirmed that the government is yet to start negotiating with the telecom players and local wireless broadband service providers.
The minister also revealed that the proposal was also discussed during his government’s previous tenure and an offer was received from the telecom providers, upon which the previous government did not follow up and a good opportunity was lost.
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) did not cooperate with the government as installation of towers was required at a few hotspots.
In March 2023, the previous Karnataka Government partnered with ACT Fibernet to launch public Wi-Fi Hotspots at 100 locations across Malleshwaram, Bangalore. To use Wi-Fi at these locations, users have to enter their phone numbers and verify themselves with OTP.
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