Hyderabad Goes Hy-Fi With Over 3000 Wi-Fi Hotspots Slated to Be Set Up by the End of the Year

Telangana State Government, today announced a new initiative in the Hyderabad city. Dubbed as the ‘Hyderabad City Wi-Fi Project,’ (in short Hy-Fi), the Government decided to deploy over 1000 hot spots across the state capital. The ambitious project will eventually cover 3000 hotspot locations within the city.

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Addressing the gathering on occasion, Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Shri Bonthu RammohanShri Rammohan said, “Being the newest state of the country, Telangana aspires to be the best state in all aspects. Hyderabad has been an inspiration for other cities in IT, business and living standards, and this city will continue to adopt new technologies to uplift the lifestyle of each citizen. Hy-Fi will set another example making Hyderabad a truly connected city even on the digital front.”

In June 2015, under the ‘Digital Telangana’ campaign, the Government of Telangana had launched the pilot version of Hyderabad City Wi-Fi Project (Hy-Fi). The pilot project saw the government partner with ISPs to provide free Wi-Fi for 30 minutes at approximately 100 public category locations across Hyderabad. These locations include malls, tourist spots, public offices, police stations, government schools and colleges, etc.

Over the last two years, the number has more than doubled to cover about 250 locations. Given the tremendous success the pilot project has seen, the Govt. of Telangana has decided to scale up the project to cover more than 3000 locations across Hyderabad. In fact, a separate Government Order has been brought out specifically to enable smooth execution of the program for ISPs.