Through Wi-Fi, mobile phone users will be able to access Internet.
According to a survey conducted by the Deloitte and Data Security Council of India, 37 per cent of wireless networks had no encryption at all, followed by 49 per cent using a lower-level protection like Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption and just 14 per cent using security layers like Wi-Fi Protected Areas (WPA and WPA2) to secure their networks.
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The passengers will be able to register by providing the PNR and other details such as mobile phone number.
The social networking website is testing a new Wi-Fi hot spot service for local businesses that grants users free Internet access if they do a Facebook check-in.
Internet service provider O-Zone Network and telecom equipment maker Alcatel Lucent have inked an agreement for jointly developing Wi-Fi hotspots across the country.
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There are more than 30,000 commercial Wi-Fi hotspots in India, and very few public hotspots.
As per the new guidelines, internet services will be provided on the device's flight mode and will be available 10,000 feet above sea level or before arrival or after departure.
Bharti Airtel sees opportunity in raising tariff for data services as it feels that rich are paying less and poor are not required to pay anymore, a senior official of the company said. During the company's earnings call for the first quarter of the current fiscal, Bharti Airtel vice-chairman and MD Gopal Vittal said that the company has written to the government for a relief on adjusted gross revenue and has demanded that it should be given benefit at par with other telecom operator, without naming Vodafone Idea.
Industry experts say there will be problems, as power supply is a concern for providing uninterrupted service
Close to 5 lakh passengers travelling via the New Delhi railway station, the busiest in the country, will now be able to connect to the internet through the Wi-Fi service, which was launched at the station.
It's the Year of Broadband in India and Frank Hanzlik, MD of the Wi-Fi Alliance, wants Wi-Fi to rise above the din created by WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and 3G.
RailWire - the retail Broadband distribution model of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a PSU of Railway Ministry, is involved in distribution of Internet bandwidth through WiFi.
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Asia's first Special Economic Zone, the Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ), will go completely wi-fi in the next few months.
Indian computer security analysts have detected and alerted Wi-Fi users in the country against a possible virus attack that could lead to crashing and hacking of secure networks.
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In 2014, about 650,000 customers used Emirates' Wi-Fi service on board.
Tata Teleservices on Friday announced the launch of its Wi-Fi service at both domestic and international airports in Delhi enabling air travellers to use high-speed Internet.
Canon India is in the process of providing its cheapest camera model with Wi-Fi.
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Sales of mobile phones capable of handling cellular and Wi-Fi signals through a collaboration between different service providers are set to witness booming sales by 2010, according to a study.
The partnership would allow Tata Indicom broadband customers to set up Wi-Fi hotspots at their premises instantly, the company said.
With these launches, the service is now live and available to users at 15 stations across the country.
The government is looking for a speedy roll out of Wi-Fi services at select public places in top 25 cities with population of over 10 lakh by June 2015.
Attractive price points and new technology will increase the acceptability of WiFi or public wireless local area network around the world and make it a commercial proposition, according to European research agency Ovum.
"The crime branch initiative will start soon. A team of experts will educate the users as to what kind of precautions should be taken while using the Wi-Fi internet connections," said Rakesh Maria, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime). "We will educate about Do's and Don'ts when they use Wi-Fi connections. A list of Do's and Don'ts will be given," said Maria.
NB-IoT provides cellular-based connectivity with wide coverage and low power consumption, making it ideal for large-scale smart metering deployments.
The company is to act as an ISP across rural areas for local entrepreneurs.
If you are a wireless (read Wi-Fi) internet user, you could easily be the next victim of a terrorist who accesses your computer to send emails, which can get you into trouble with authorities as was the case with some users in Mumbai.
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a telecom and IT wing under the ministry, has selected the four railway stations for providing wi-fi connectivity. Within the next couple of weeks, passengers will be able to use their laptops at these stations, said senior officials of RailTel. The move is aimed at providing high-speed internet connectivity at railways stations. RailTel also plans to install wi-max facility to provide connectivity to remote railway stations at a later stage.
Tata Indicom, the umbrella brand of Tata group's telecom services, is all set to roll out its Wireless-Fidelity or Wi-Fi services in India, even as it has launched the service at five Mumbai-based Barista coffee outlets.\n\n
Bharti Infotel announced the launch of Wi-Fi service over digital subscriber line in Delhi, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, a move that would enable subscribers to surf the Internet wireless at their homes and offices with speed upto 8 Mbps.
Wipro Technologies has been selected by the Wi-Fi Alliance to become an authorised pre-certification test lab, only the third such facility of the global industry trade association in the world.
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