Wireless City Development in Asia: Pune, India

SUMMARY

As large cities in North America and Europe are undertaking wireless city infrastructure projects, major cities in Asian countries are also setting up their own wireless network system projects in order to raise their international competitiveness. In addition to the ubiquitous network trends in Japan and Korea, Taipei completed its WiFly system infrastructure project in 2006 to become the world's first wireless city. The Singaporean government proposed a series of wireless and cable broadband network projects. The Indian IT city of Pune is eagerly pursuing its own wireless city plans. Its goal is to lay a new ICT infrastructure and to further promote wireless broadband. This report analyzes the development of Pune's wireless city project.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Topics

Analyzes the wireless city project in Pune, India. Examines services to be provided by the wireless network, operation model, expenses, and equipment used.

• Development of Emerging Wireless Cities in Asia
• Development of Pune's Wireless City Project
  • Specific Services to Be Provided
  • Operation Model
  • Project Expenses
  • Equipment and Services
  • Current Status and Future Plans
• MIC Perspective
• Appendix

Cisco, Intel, Microsense, Nomadix, Pune Municipal Corporation

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Wireless Technology Used in Unwired Pune
• Figure 2: Equipment Used by Microsense in Pune's Wireless Network -- Nomadix Gateway
• Figure 3: Equipment Used by Microsense in Pune's Wireless Network -- Cisco Aironet 1100 Series Access Point