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Wireless Networking Cyber Infodev is continuously involved in R&D for providing innovative solutions for the implementation of various ICT projects. A major breakthrough in this direction was the implementation of wireless networking. Connectivity has always been a cause of concern, especially because cables are prone to tampering or breakage due to natural or human factors. Wireless connectivity or WiFi, as it is popularly called, provides an economical and a long-term solution to this. A pilot project implementation took place in Sirsa district of Haryana with support from the District Administration. It connected the District Headquarter with a village ICT centre located at Begu, separated by a distance of 7 kms.
The 24x7 connectivity helps the villagers at Begu to access various services online like Mandi Price (Commodity Market Price), complaints to various government departments, application for various government schemes and access to a variety of government information and statistics. The wireless solution in place extends the connectivity range of IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHz Wireless Access Point from 100 meters to 7000 meters using Uni-Directional Antenna over a 50 feet high mast. The range of connectivity can be increased beyond 7 km using amplifiers and high gain antenna. Other distant village ICT centres can also be connected using remote site cascading. Future Application Wireless Networking has a very wide application, going way beyond just connecting ICT centres. This opportunity can be utilized to the maximum by incorporating a variety of services. Rural India till date has been a witness to technologies that provide only one-way communication like television, radio and newspaper. Wireless broadband connectivity opens door to a plethora of services for the rural India with two-way communication. This application of technology can address some of their very basic needs like health and education which they have been deprived of. Some of the services that can be offered over this broadband network are:
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