C-DoT’s WiFi products to ease connectivity in rural areas :Digital India

News:

• Communications minister unveiled new broadband products developed by the government’s telecom research arm, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT), on the launch of Digital India programme.
• C-DoT has developed two WiFi products long distance and solar-powered WiFi to address connectivity issues in rural areas, hilly terrain, highways in dense vegetation and tunnels.
• C-DoT’s long-distance WiFi products could solve the problem of distance, whereas its solar powered WiFi solution would reduce dependence on grid power.
• It has also developed a green power source to make the broadband solution self-sustainable.
• Government is committed to bring all 2.5 lakh villages under broadband services and enhance internet penetration from 300 million to 500 million within two and a half years.

  Source: ET