The telecom regulator TRAI is keeping pace with the technology under the leadership of its chairman RS Sharma. The regulator is now planning to launch a framework akin to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to aid the rollout of public Wi-Fi hot spots in the country.
Soon the regulator is expected to submit a report of pilot public Wi-Fi hot spot projects to the department of telecommunications (DoT), according to RS Sharma. The pilots were conducted in Noida and Bengaluru.
As a matter of fact, the DoT has set a target of deploying 500,000 Wi-Fi hot spots by December across the country from the current 38,000.
TRAI Chairman added: “We are working on a framework which will ensure that the Wi-Fi hot spots can be provided in a seamless manner, in a grid situation. We are basically prescribing interoperable standards to authenticate the user, payment mechanism, and unbundling (operations).”
He said: “What UPI is for the payment ecosystem, this framework will be for the Wi-Fi hot spot ecosystem.”
As a matter of fact, the DoT has set a target of deploying 500,000 Wi-Fi hot spots by December across the country from the current 38,000.
TRAI Chairman added: “We are working on a framework which will ensure that the Wi-Fi hot spots can be provided in a seamless manner, in a grid situation. We are basically prescribing interoperable standards to authenticate the user, payment mechanism, and unbundling (operations).”
He said: “What UPI is for the payment ecosystem, this framework will be for the Wi-Fi hot spot ecosystem.”
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