Work-from-home woes | Many techies wander in search of better connectivity

While some roam around their homes holding laptops high up in search of better net connectivity, many are forced to shift to nearby cities to access high-speed broadband.

Hundreds of techies who returned to their native places following the pandemic are working from home amidst repeated call drops, sudden dip in upload speed and patchy network. While some roam around their homes holding laptops high up in search of better net connectivity, many are forced to shift to nearby cities to access high-speed broadband. Following the increase in cases in Bengaluru, many employees returned to their native places as companies declared work-from-home. Those in cities can get broadband services offered by BSNL and private players. However, those in rural areas are dependent on cellular services. The towers installed by service providers remain mute due to disruption in the power supply. The battery backup is insufficient to fulfil the need.