Free wi-fi facility at Medaram Jatara

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is boosting up its network strength to offer free Wi-Fi internet facility to about one crore devotees expected to attend historic bi-annual Sammakka Saralamma Jatara.

There are nearly 23 permanent cell towers from Warangal to Medaram. In addition to that a total of 16 cell towers would be set up covering Tadvai, Pasra and Medaram areas, informed Mahabubabad MP A Seetaram Naik and the BSNL Principal General Manager of Warangal circle K Narender.

For the first time a bandwidth of 10gbps is being used to handle heavy mobile traffic at the



Jatara.  Speaking to presspersons the MP said IT Minister K Taraka Rama Rao and Tribal Welfare Minister A Chandu Lal were recently requested to ensure free Wi-Fi facility to the devotees.  

The State government has issued an order releasing an amount of Rs 20 lakh for the purpose.

The BSNL official Narender said enhancing network strength was aimed to keep the devotees connected and meet the increased demand for data during the Jatara. Mobile data up to 500mb per day can be used by individuals with the help of hotspots around Medaram.