Tech capital Bangalore finally got free wireless internet access in public places on Friday. ‘Namma WiFi’ is available at six places in the city. Users can access WiFi for a maximum of three hours or 50MB of data download at a speed of 512 kbps on M G Road, Brigade Road, C M H Road and at the TTMCs in Yeshwanthpur, Shanthinagar and Koramangala.
Plans are also afoot to scale it up to the entire city and to Tier-II cities like Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Mysore.
Users will be given a one-time password (OTP) after authentication that will allow them to access the internet. A mobile app can also be downloaded from Google Play (only on Android phones) to access the internet at these WiFi spots.
There are 23 access points along M G Road and Brigade Road, allowing between 2,300-2,500 users to access WiFi at a time. There are a total of 28 access points in the other locations.
Read also:
Bangalore becomes first Indian city to have free wifi hotspots (NDTV)
Free wifi on MG Road and Brigade Road from Friday (The Hindu)
Bangalore dreams Sci-Fi through free WiFi (Daily News & Analysis)
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