April 10th, 2015 10:23 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel Seeks Government Permission For Sanctioning Wi-Fi Hotspots In Kolkata, a move to counter Rjio?

War for internet data is setting Kolkata market on fire. After Reliance Jio, its Bharti Airtel that is probing government's permission for sanctioning Wi-Fi hotspots in the city. As per the reports of The Hindu Business Line, R S Negi, CEO (Bengal & Odisha), Airtel told reporters that Airtel had sought permission from the state government with regard to creating hotspots across the city. According to him, Airtel was looking... Read More

April 5th, 2015 11:13 AM 10 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to expand public wifi footprint in Kolkata

In Feb 2015 Reliance Jio had set up 4G powered public wifi zone at Park street in Kolkata, now it plans to extend the coverage to 4 more areas in the city. This is in line withWest Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee's aim of making the whole of Kolkata a wifi zone. The Chief Minister said that the company has laid down the cable connectivity covering 2,000 km, and around 250-300... Read More

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