Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation has announced that people can use free wifi for thirty minutes in places where smart poles have been installed under the Smart City initiative.
A press release today said that an integrated control room has been established at the Ripon building under the Smart city scheme.
The aim of this control room is to monitor the various works that are being carried out in the city, disaster management, measuring rainfall, solid waste management and installing CCTV cameras.
As a special initiative under this scheme, 49 smart poles have been erected in various parts of the city.
Now the public can access these wifi by entering the mobile number and OTP. Sources said that close to 250 to 300 users can access the WiFi hotspots at a time.
“Users can access the WiFi hotspots through the ACT Fibernet network for 30 minutes, at a speed of 20 Mbps, to upload and download files, browse online, watch videos, visit social media handles and more. Existing users will be able to access home speeds and data in public using their login credentials,” sources added.
Out of the 49 smart poles seven are located in Marina Beach, eight in T Nagar, three at Thiruvanmiyur Beach, one each at Central railway station, Egmore railway station, Ripon Building metro entrance, Rajiv Gandhi General hospital, Anna Nagar Tower Park, Jeeva Park and Natesan Park.