HFCL to set up PM-WANI powered connectivity for Baidebattu village

HFCL Limited in partnership with Telecom Infra Project (TIP) said that it will set up its second PM-WANI powered connectivity for Baidebattu village in Karnataka.

According to the company, the PM-W ANI network will help deliver high speed wi-fi internet to more than 9,000 residents of the poorly connected village in Brahmavara Taluk, Udupi district.

Last month, the Indian wi-fi brand IO by HFCL had launched its Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi compliant Access Points for PM-WANI deployments.

David Hutton – Telecom Infra Project Chief Engineer said: “We are glad to have HFCL as an active participant of the TIP OpenWiFi community. It is heartening to see HFCL’s enthusiasm and commitment to making multi-vendor Wi-Fi architecture a reality.

“HFCL’s “Built in India” disaggregated OpenWiFi solutions in conjunction with PM-WAN! demonstrates early success in employing TIP OpenWiFi to address the digital divide.”

HFCL to set up PM-WANI powered connectivity for Baidebattu village. Photo courtesy of Daniel Dino-Slofer from Pixabay.

HFCL Limited revealed that the project calls for establishing a strong outdoor Wi-Fi network for enabling broadband internet connectivity to cover all the residents of the Baidebattu village. The outdoor network will utilize HFCL I O’s TIP Open WiFi based point-to-point radios, access points, solar power over ethernet (PoE) devices, and other network equipment.

The telecom company said that i2el core solutions will power the wi-fi network authentication and regulatory monitoring which will also act as the PDOA under the PM-W ANI model.

The PM-WANI network is anticipated to become operational by 31 July 2021. It will provide wi-fi Internet with bandwidth of up to 500 Mbps covering all the common areas of Baidebattu spread across a radius of 6km radius.

HFCL’s first PM-W ANI model village deployment was executed three months ago in the Baslambi village in Haryana.

Mahendra Nahata – HFCL Promoter and Managing Director said: “After great success ofour first model PM-WAN! village in North India, where we deployed our robust, scalable, interoperable, and TIP OpenWiFi based Access Points to provide broadband access, we are now replicating the model in a remote village in Southern India.

“With this initiative, we believe students in the village will no longer need to travel to get connected and this would pave the way for every villager to stay connected and explore infinite possibilities to grow in all areas of life.”