THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Over 3,000 users have so far registered for the free Wi-Fi facility on the secretariat premises which will be expanded to the nearby annexe buildings in the near future. It was in March that free Wi-Fi facility was made available on the secretariat premises as part of the digital initiatives of the state government. Up to 30 minutes’ free Wi-Fi service could be availed of on a mobile device by the public every day.
Though the facility was launched to help those turning up at the secretariat for various purposes every day, a good number of secretariat employees were also learnt to be using it. According to the officials of Kerala State IT Mission which implemented the project, thousands of persons were using the facility every day and the number of users was going up.
At every point of time, on an average nearly 150 persons used to access the free Wi-Fi, said an official. As many as 34 access points offering 40 mbps internet connectivity have been set up on the secretariat premises. At a time about 100 persons can get connected with a reasonable speed from each access point. Hence, about 3,400 people could get Wi-Fi access with reasonable speed in the present system. Sources also said that preliminary steps of expanding Wi-Fi connectivity to nearby two secretariat annexe buildings' premises were also progressing.
