Z-Com and DU collaborate for designing and manufacturing Wi-Fi devices

Z-Com, in association with the Institute of Informatics & Communication, University of Delhi, has launched their collaborative project of design, development, and manufacturing of Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi devices in India under the Make-in-India Campaign. At present, the project will unveil two of its products including outdoor access points and indoor access points for Wi-Fi. His Excellency Chung Kwang Tien, Ambassador of Taiwan, was the chief guest of the event with some other dignitaries from the technology, IT and education sectors, amongst the notable people.

Both the indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi access points launched at the event are programmed and processed with software that is being handled and managed by the research and development cell of Delhi University. This is the one-of-its-kind collaborative project between industry and academia, wherein the aim is also to promote Prime Minister of India’s “Make-in-India” initiative and develop India as the manufacturing hub of the entire worldwide. To ensure easy accessibility of products all through the nation, Z-Com has teamed up with local manufacturing giants – Cloudatix and Frontline.

Rajesh Kapoor, MD, Z-COM India, explained, “The Indian Wi-Fi hotspot market is segmented based on offerings, end-user and industry vertical. Based on offerings, it is divided into component, software, and services. As per component, the market is classified into wireless hotspot gateways, wireless hotspot controllers, and mobile hotspot devices. Based on software, the Wi-Fi hotspot market is analyzed across centralized hotspot management, Wi-Fi security software, Wi-Fi hotspot billing software, and cloud-based hotspot management. As per services, the market is categorized into professional service, installation and integration services, consulting services, and managed services. Based on end-users, the market is segmented into communication service provider and network operators, enterprises, and government.”

According to Sanjay Sharma, Managing Director, Cloudatix, “The global Wi-Fi hotspot market was valued at $1,766 million in 2017, and is expected to reach $5,198 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 16.9% from 2017 to 2023. The major factors that will drive the market growth are increase in the use of cell phones and smart devices, growth in adoption of Wi-Fi hotspots by Gram Panchayats, e-Governance, hospitality, retail, and education sectors, and adoption of carrier Wi-Fi by the network operators for data traffic offload and community Wi-Fi.”