BMC's Rs 50 cr plan to make Mumbai WiFi-enabled

[Pat]

The metropolis will go WiFi in a few months from now if a public-private partnership initiated by the BMC fructifies. WiFi or Wireless Fidelity enables anyone with a PC or a laptop to access internet without having to plug in. Someone travelling in a car or a train could use it as well.

However, wireless access to the worldwide web will come at a fee although the BMC promises that it will be much cheaper than the present charges.

The Rs 50-crore project proposal is still in its nascent stage and tenders will be invited within a month. The civic body will take up the responsibility of erecting towers, while the service providers will pool in the funds. To get WiFi-enabled, towers will be erected throughout the city. While some will be in the city, others will be in the suburbs and the fringes. The pre-requisites such as roadmap detailing, the licensing, positioning of hotspots, hardware and software requirements and survey of the city for setting up the towers will soon be spelled out.

Super cool if you ask me

More here:
*timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities...e_Mumbai_WiFi-enabled/articleshow/3281798.cms

 

[naveen_reloaded]

this is nice news...

wht speed ... any guess???

 

[iMav]

Give me 24 hours water supply, you losers.

 

[Pat]

this is nice news...

wht speed ... any guess???

I dont expect it to be great. However, it should, hopefully, be better than GPRS/Edge speeds atleast!

 

[preshit.net]

Give me 24 hours water supply, you losers.

Well, that effectively would cost them more.

 

[Pat]

Well, that effectively would cost them more.

Not to mention this is a business move aimed at earning some profit!

 

[preshit.net]

True. Mumbai ==> Shanghai ? Not really, but a little closer

 

[Asfaq]

Now all we need is mobile charging units to recharge mobile and laptop batteries all over mumbai... not to mention bean bags all over the place... free beer too, while we are at it... some cute chicks serving it and.... (OK OK, I'll stop now).

 

[preshit.net]

Severely lacking your Potato - shake and Techie Pudding ?

 

[Asfaq]

not really, i've had my fill

 

[tgpraveen]

any plan involving BMC then i will only believe it when i see it.

 

[Sourabh]

LOL, good luck to BMC with its execution. Surely, they could find some other important matters to look into! For starters -- ensure cleaning of sewers and proper drainage well before monsoon (not just on paper), timely completion of most road repair works, slum rehabilitation, etc....

And WiFi for what? Just put some extra pressure on TRAI to allocate 3G spectrum for mass adoption and everyone with their laptops and smartphones would be connected while on the move.

 

[casanova]

I am still awaiting Wifi on the old Bombay Pune Highway. I hope this is not only on paper