Tie-up announced for citywide wi-fi network in 25 Indian cities; Veecon Rokit will launch mobile handsets that will include India’s first 3D glasses free handsets.
VEECON ROK Corporation Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between VEECON Group and ROK Corporation, recently unveiled the City Wide Wi-Fi Network, to be established in 25 cities across India, in the presence of Anupam Shrivastava, Chairman & Managing Director, BSNL, Gaurav Kumar Srivastava, Chairman, VEECON ROK Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Jonathan Kendrick, Co-Chairman and Co-founder of the ROK Group of Companies and John Paul DeJoria, Co-founder of the ROK Group of Companies. "India has surpassed US and China in terms of data usage due to Digital India architected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To honour this commitment, under partnership with Veecon ROK people will get free wi-fi access for first three months in cities where network will be rolled out," said Anupam Shrivastava while announcing the partnership.
In line with the Government of India’s digitisation efforts to provide internet accessibility to every Indian, the City Wide Wi-Fi Network will offer internet access across large portions of India. The City Wide Network will be operated in association with BSNL.
The City Wide Wi-Fi Network will include cities like Vijayawada, Navi Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Panaji, Pune, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Jaipur, Patna, Cochin, Guwahati, Tirupati, Shimla, Chandigarh, Noida, Gurugram, Dehradun, Indore and Agra.
VEECON ROK Corporation also an nounced a new line of Veecon ROKiT mobile handsets, including India’s first 3D glasses free mobile phone.
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