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On
Friday, Karnataka government launched free Wi-Fi connectivity in six commercial
hotspots in Bengaluru. This is said to be the 1st free public Wi-Fi service of
its kind in India which includes airports and confined retail spaces. This
service will gonna be extended to 10-15 more locations over the next few
months.
Free public
Wi-Fi will enable you to access the internet on your mobile devices even when you
are on the road. You no need to have a 2G or 3G connection.
Plenty of applications can be built using free public
Wi-Fi. Bengaluru is looking at using it for high-definition traffic
surveillance, and parking management. Cameras have already been installed at
Wi-Fi hotspots, and so that people can view the traffic conditions on those
roads and will also help people to where parking is available.
At
these 6 hotspots, one can access Internet at a speed of up to 512kbps and the
usage will be limited to three hours per day or up to 50MB data.
Around
the globe, many governments and cities are beginning to provide free Wi-Fi
connectivity. In United States of America, at least 57 cities now have free
Wi-Fi. Many European and Asian cities too provide free public Wi-Fi.
Mumbai
Mayor Sunil Prabhu said the project proposal is still at a nascent stage and
the civic body was working on the security aspects. "We have appointed
consultants who are studying how all security concerns can be addressed before
kickstarting the project," Prabhu said.
