There is security apparatus and there are some empanelled companies which provide security coverage against unauthorised usage of wi-fi. "We will stabilise it first in Hyderabad and based on how it is working, we will extend it to three other districts," he told reporters China straight umbrellas on the sidelines of the event.The entire project is being rolled out at a cost of around Rs 300 crore, he said adding that the money has been invested by the industry.

 

The remaining 2,000 places will be covered in next three months..Based on its success, the government decided to scale up the project to cover over 3,000 locations across Hyderabad, through industry participation.Hyderabad: Telangana government today launched the Hyderabad City Wi-Fi project, providing the wireless networking technology at over 1,000 public places in the city. COAI Director General Rajan Mathews said the government and the industry worked together for this ambitious project.

 

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Mayor B Rammohan, who launched the project, said it will eventually cover around 3,000 hotspots in the city..there is a need to ensure that such things dont happen. The project will be also be extended to Telanganas Warangal, Karimnagar and Khammam districts, Ranjan said.Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) is the technical adviser to the Telangana government in the project. Asked about the security aspect, the IT secretary said, "Misuse is also happening.The network has now been installed at 1,000 hotspots with an assured bandwidth of 5-10 Mbps offering 30 minutes of free wi-fi. We will be talking to them and work on how the whole city can be covered," he said. Telangana IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan said 3,000 public locations were identified in the city. In June 2015, under the Digital Telangana umbrella, the government had launched the pilot version of the Hyderabad City Wi-Fi project