Facebook’s Express WiFi is live in India and is right know and the company is testing Express Wifi service at a number of rural locations in India.
Facebook Is Testing “Express WiFi” In India
It’s almost a year when
Facebook made a grand attempt to connect Indians to the internet. However, it
was shot down by the government for allegedly violating net neutrality with
Free Basics.
Facebook is now testing
a new model for public Wi-Fi deployments for offering faster and quality
internet via public Wi-Fi hotspots in rural parts of the country. As mentioned
in Facebook’s Internet.org page, the “Express WiFi” is live in India.
The company is “working
with carriers, internet service providers and local entrepreneurs to help
expand connectivity to underserved locations around the world… are expanding to
other regions soon”
However, it’s still to
be clear that the company will give users complete internet access or limited
access to few websites like Facebook’s Free Basics internet service. The
company said:
“Express Wi-Fi empowers
local entrepreneurs to help provide quality internet access to their neighbors
and make a steady income. Working with local internet providers or model
operators, they’re able to use software provided by Facebook to connect their
communities.”
Facebook’s spokesperson
confirms about the “Express WiFi” by saying that the company is working with
internet service providers to test express-wifi with public Wi-Fi deployments
in multiple pilot sites
Facebook’s Spokesperson
said “Express Wi-Fi empowers local entrepreneurs to help provide quality
internet access to their neighbors and make a steady income. Working with local
internet providers or model operators, they’re able to use software provided by
Facebook to connect their communities.”
Express Wifi which is
also a part of Facebook’s Internet.org initiative, differs from Free Basics
program that received a lot of flak earlier this year in India. Free Basics was
banned by the Indian government earlier this year on grounds of violating net
neutrality.
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