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    Digital India: BSNL to install 1626 WiFi Hotspots in Southern and Western telecom circles before March 2016

    Tele Kerala (Chief Editor)By Updated:2 Comments
    To compete with private players who have already started their 4G services, state run telecom major – Bharat Sachar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to increase Public WiFi services in South and West Zone telecom circles. As per the latest information, BSNL will be installing around 1626 new Public WiFi Access Points across southern and western telecom circles before March 2016.
    BSNL to install 1626 WiFi Hotspots in Southern and Western telecom circles before March 2016

    The PSU will be launching Public WiFi Services in 647 new locations which include – major tourist places, bus stations, public parks, gram panchayat offices, civil stations, educational institutions, universities etc. All these commercially important locations are already identified and are being handed over to M/s Quadgen Wireless Solutions Pvt Ltd.

    BSNL WiFi Locations in South Zone Telecom CirclesNo of  LocationsTotal Number of Access Points
    Andhra Pradesh69153
    Chennai1646
    Kartanaka79267
    Kerala68162
    Tamil Nadu91203
    Toal Number of Locations / Access Points in South Zone323831
    BSNL WiFi Locations in West Zone Telecom CirclesNo of  LocationsTotal Number of Access Points
    Chattisgarh3592
    Gujarat60133
    Madhya Pradesh128309
    Maharashtra101261
    Toal Number of Locations / Access Points in South Zone324795

    Till date, BSNL has installed 460 Wi-Fi hotspots in 230 cities and towns
    and is planning to install around 2,500 new Wi-Fi hotspots in FY 2015-16.  Out of these 2,500     Wi-Fi hotspots, 1626 locations are in South and West Zone telecom circles. BSNL awarded the contract for installing the Public WiFi
    Services in South and West Zone telecom circles to US based company M/s
    Quadgen.

    Read More : How to access BSNL Public WiFi Services? | Procedure to invoke QFI-BSNL Public WiFi Service


    In the coming days, BSNL will be concentrating more on Public WiFi services and WiFi Off-load solutions to cater the heavy data demand of wireless subscribers. BSNL WiFi services will compete with 4G services of private plyaers like – Reliance Jio, Airtel, Idea and Vodafone.


    See the latest WiFi Hotspot Plans and Offers from BSNL for Retail Customers and Bulk User Customers below:



    With respect to 4G, BSNL decided to launch Ultra Fast 4G Services in 14 telecom circles. Initial testing (proof of concept) already started in Indore and Lucknow. BSNL has plans to float (Expression of Interest) for 4G services in 25 cities by December, 2015. See its details below:

    BSNL has also decided to set up 100 Free WiFi Zones in Rural India in association with social networking giant – Facebook. BSNL will be providing the back-haul internet bandwidth for all these 100 locations. So far, nearly 25 villages have been covered under the pilot programme in southern and western India.

    Read More : Digital India: Google joins hands with BSNL to offer Internet via Balloons under ‘Project Loon’

    Dear readers, please share your views and opinions about this ambitious Public WiFi project of BSNL via comments with us.

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    Tele Kerala is the Chief Editor of KeralaTelecom.Info. He is having more than 13 years of experience in Indian telecom field. He is always interested in learning latest trends and developments in telecommunication sector.

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    1. Jason on

      OMG, BSNL is taking extraordinary steps to expand its network and presence. Good to see some initiatives now. I was a BSNL user, but not anymore.

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