We read in the papers recently that "DLF to get Wi-Fi connectivity: Cyber City to get it first, later residents to enjoy benefit".
The article goes on to quote Mr AS Minocha , Chairman of DLF Commercial who says that they are in talks with two American companies for deploying wi-fi throughout DLF Cyber-city.
Well, better late than never!
I still recall meeting with the DLF top brass some 8 months back and proposing for a full city (DLF has developed a mini city within Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi) wi-fi network. The value proposition there was focused on providing IP Video Surveillance (because Gurgaon is notorious for lack of law & order). We said that Wi-Fi for Internet access would be a natural by-product. There would be so much surplus bandwidth that they could invite multiple service providers to ride their services on the network. We were literally brushed aside by them. The reason given: "DLF does not believe in investing in infrastructure; However, we will permit you to install your network and also charge a fixed revenue per month for this right of way".
What a load of baloney! We had to naturally drop the idea altogether and wanted to sit back and wait for some intelligence to creep into the organization.
It appears that after their mega IPO this month, they really have had some fresh ideas. This one about Wi-Fi is more than welcome! I am moving house to DLF Phase-1 next month. Lets see how the service (If it is in place by then) performs!
The article also quotes Mr Manocha as saying "at a later stage, routers would be installed at residential colonies and people living in proximity of that access point would get automatic connectivity. This means that within the next few months people living in the DLF city will no longer need wire connectivity to access Internet services. Any person with a wi-fi enabled device such as a PC, cell phone or PDA can connect to the Internet when in proximity of an access point".
Phew! only if it were so easy, people in places like Mountain View, Tempe wouldnt be complaining!
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