MTNL plans wi-fi launch in 50 locations in Mumbai

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) is planning to introduce wi-fi services in 50 locations in Mumbai for wireless internet access.

"We are in dialogue with airports, hotel, clubs for rolling out wi-fi service in Mumbai at the initial phase. We will soon launch this in 15 five star hotels and 20 four star hotels in the city," MTNL Executive Director Kuldeep Goyal said.

Goyal said MTNL has necessary equipments to install wi-fi services for accessing internet without the help of cables and it would roll out in 50 different locations at the end of this financial year.

"We are aiming at meeting customers' requirements rather than taking financial leverage out of it," Goyal said.

Goyal said MTNL has received licence from two airports for wi-fi services though some commercial issues are yet to be sorted out. It has already secured contract from various clubs in the city.

The company is also planning to install interconnect usage charge (IUC) billing system for streamlining the calculation for different call scenarios, Goyal said.

The PSU is also planning to launch a data warehousing project at one of its exchanges to provide readymade solutions for customer analysis, Goyal said.

"This project will handle the activities like warehousing and archives of data for customer analysis," Goyal added.