PM-WANI: Government To Increase Wi-Fi Hotspots Across India To 20 Lakh By The End Of 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
The central government is planning a four time increase in public Wi-Fi hotspots across the country by the end of 2021 through the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme,
Economic Times reports.
The registrations for the applications to offer these services will be rolled out in the first week of January.
âC-DoT, the technology development centre of the DoT, is working to make âWi-Fi access boxesâ widely available at around half the market price and we should open the registration process by the first week of next year,â said Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash.
Prime Minister Wani: Centre targets two million Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of 2021
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Once the service is live, anyone can register as a public data operator aggregator (PDOA) by filling in a one-page form on the central registry portal. If there is no response within seven days of filling the form, the registration is deemed approved, Prakash explained.
Reuters
New Delhi: The government is targeting a four-fold increase in public Wi-Fi access points to 2 million by the end of 2021, telecom department secretary Anshu Prakash said. He said registrations for applying to offer these services under the recently launched Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM Wani) initiative will open by the first week of January, kick-starting the government’s drive to make Wi-Fi ubiquitous across public spaces.
OneWeb aims to offer high-speed internet in India by mid 2022 [Mint, New Delhi]
Dec. 19 OneWeb, a broadband satellite communications company that was acquired by a consortium of investors comprising the UK government and Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Global, plans to provide high-speed internet services in India by mid 2022.
The company on Friday launched 36 satellites from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, taking the total in-orbit constellation to 110 satellites, part of OneWeb’s 648 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite fleet that can deliver high-speed and low-latency global broadband connectivity.
The launch will enable OneWeb offer telecom services to customers in the UK, Alaska, northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, the Artic Seas, and Canada from the end of 2021. OneWeb will resume services across the global in 2022, according to an official statement.
6906 Ffill the gap: The need for WiFi access by all people has sharply risen to access most services. Tribune photo
Subir Roy
Senior Economic Analyst
The government has decided to set up public WiFi hotspots across the country which will bring broadband Internet services within the reach of the common man, both financially and physically. This has the potential to bring about a major change in the lifestyle at the grassroots level by making WiFi available to ordinary citizens if, of course, the rollout takes place with reasonable speed in the foreseeable future.
The need for WiFi access has sharply risen in recent years with online verification needed to access various services. The ration shop owner has to access data online to verify ration cards offered and offtake records. Besides, with the Aadhaar card becoming near universal and biometric verification needed at every step, all need quick and reliable access to the Internet. Most recently, the pandemic has highlighted the
OneWeb plans high-speed internet in India by mid-2022
The company on Friday launched 36 satellites from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
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Oneweb launched 36 satellites from Russia on Friday, taking its in-orbit constellation to 110
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OneWeb, a broadband satellite communications company acquired by a consortium of investors comprising the UK government and Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Global, plans to start high-speed internet services in India by mid-2022.
The company on Friday launched 36 satellites from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia, taking its total in-orbit constellation to 110 satellites. OneWeb plans to have a total of 648 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites as part of its plan to deliver high-speed and low-latency broadband services globally.