Dishnet launches Wi-Fi

Dishnet Wireless Ltd (DWL) which launched its wireless internet services (Wi-Fi) services in Kolkata today is expecting around 15 per cent of its total revenue targeted at around Rs 72 crore in the first nine months of its operation from the city.

Talking about growth plans VG Suri, vice president, sales and marketing said that as much as 50 per cent of the revenue was expected from enterprise solutions while another 30 per cent would be from wireless broad band services, the rest at 15 per cent would be from Wi-Fi services.

Its Wi-Fi was today launched under the brand name Red Dishnet which would allow Internet users access the World Wide Web at 512 kbps.

As its first step in a phased exercise the company plans to launch its services in eight cities in the country and subsequently cover 38 cities amounting to 6,000 hotspots across the country. By doing so Dishnet RED aims to become the dominant WI-Fi service provider in India.

At present there are 60 hotspots "" centres where Wi-Fi service is available in Kolkata, By the end of 2005 Dishnet is hoping to unwire 200 hotspots in Kolkata.