DoT floats tender to install 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in rural areas

DoT has floated a tender to install over 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across gram panchayats at an estimated cost of Rs 40 billion. The project is expected to be rolled out by end 2018. The vendor deploying Wi-Fi services will need to operate and maintain the entire infrastructure for a minimum period of four years from the date of successful completion.