Myore - India's First WiFi City

Mysore: India's first WiFi city
Bangalorelace is the high tech city in India but it is its neighboring city Mysore which became the first WiFi city in India. A company called WiFiyNet formed by Shankar Prasad, Srikanth V Rao and G Saravanan has setup hotspots in Mysore covering the complete city and a few villages near by. It costs INR 750 per month and unlimited data transfer. Sounds great. Hope Bangalore catches up with Mysore on this one.
Mysore is one up on BangaloreR Raghavendra[ Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:08:05 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
BANGALORE: Don't let the oldworld charm of Mysore fool you: It has raced past hi-tech Bangalore, by going completely wireless (Wi-Fi), an achievement still beyond Bangalore. This means if you are on Kalidasa Road at Vontikoppal in Mysore, you can check your emails on your laptop. Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, is freedom: it allows you to connect to the internet from a couch in your home or a room in a hotel or a conference room at work — without wires. Mysore's distinction is not well known. Even participants in a TV quiz show could not answer correctly when asked which was India's first Wi-Fi enabled city. This 'dream' became a reality due to three entrepreneurs. The story goes that three men — Shankar Prasad, Srikanth V Rao and G Saravanan — having worked for some of the most well-known software companies, decided to help Mysoreans connect better. They started a company called WiFiyNet with their own investment. The initiative was clickstarted in August 2004 by putting up the first access point (also known as hot spot) in Jayalakshmipuram, an upmarket area in Mysore
Today, the city has three access points. And with this 2.4 GHz (frequency of transmission) Wi-Fi connectivity, Mysore became a true hot spot. "By paying Rs 750 a month, irrespective of the kind of data download, internet is available round the clock. Currently, we provide 128-kbps speeds. Our technology is 54-mbps-enabled; hence, we can even take it to the extent of providing IP television," says Prasad. These entrepreneurs have taken Wi-Fi connectivity right up to Kushalnagar, a small town en route to Madikeri, about 100 km from Mysore. Result: the next time you are travelling between Mysore and Kushalnagar, you can be connected to your workplace! They have received tremendous support from the Karnataka IT department, which is keen on replicating the Wi-Fi revolution in other small towns. Wired anyone?


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