Broadband India Forum welcomed TRAI's recognition of public Wi-Fi as a key broadband infrastructure layer, saying mobile networks alone may not meet India's future digital needs. BIF urged a national strategy to expand public Wi-Fi through PM-WANI integration, awareness campaigns, open standards, and adoption of Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 to improve affordability, connectivity and digital inclusion.
New Delhi: Policy think-tank Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Wednesday welcomed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's approach of formally recognising Public Wi‑Fi as a complementary broadband infrastructure layer essential for affordable, ubiquitous broadband access.
Responding to TRAI’s consultation paper on the proliferation of public Wi‑Fi networks, BIF flagged that overreliance on mobile networks alone may be insufficient to meet India’s future digital ambitions.
The forum said public wi‑fi can improve affordability, enhance indoor connectivity, increase spectrum efficiency and offload traffic from congested mobile networks.
BIF urged TRAI to recommend a comprehensive national strategy built around infrastructure enablement, ecosystem scale, technology modernisation along with user awareness and adoption.
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