Hyderabad has largest free public wi-fi network: KTR

Schools, hospitals, metro stations among those covered by ACT Fibernet’s 3,000 hotspots

Hyderabad has 3,000 public wi-fi hotspots that provide users free Internet access for 45 minutes daily at 25 Mbps speed and upto a 1 GB data limit. As many as 400 government schools, basti dawakhanas, hospitals, public libraries, shopping malls and 47 Metro rail stations across the city are among facilities covered by the hotspots set up under the Hy-Fi project of the State government in collaboration with Internet service provider ACT Fibernet. Addressing an event here on Wednesday to commemorate the over 3,000 public wi-fi hotspots, IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao said Hyderabad is now home to India’s largest free wi-fi network. “You have done a fabulous job,” he said, appreciating the company that implemented the project pro bono. He said efforts should now be aimed at leveraging the infrastructure to help people through this pandemic, by way of launching e-health initiatives and telemedicine.