Telangana Government Launches ‘Hy-Fi’ India’s largest Free Wi-Fi Project

The Telangana Government on Tuesday in a bid to make Hyderabad a smart city launched 1000 free wifi spots in public places. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor B. Rammohan launched the ‘Hyderabad City Wifi’ project or ‘Hy-Fi’ and said it will eventually cover more than 3000 hot spots in the city.

Under this new HiFi project, citizens will be able to access free high speed internet connectivity at hot spots for the first 30 minutes at assured 5-10 MBPS speeds. Telangana IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan said during the launch 3000 public locations had already been identified and the remaining 2000 places will be covered by the next three months. The IT ministry had been working on this project for the last two years which will be a first in the entire country, he added.

Digital Telangana, the pilot project was launched in 2015 with the help of Internet Service Providers who provided 30 minutes of free Wifi at 100 public locations across Hyderabad. This entire project will cost around Rs. 300 crores which will be invested by the industry.

The Government also plans on expanding this project to Warangal, Karimnagar and Khammam districts after stabilizing it in the capital city. Cellular Operations Association of India was the technical adviser for the project to the government. This project was the result of a joint effort by the government of Telangana and the industry, according to COAI Director General Rajan Mathews.