Airtel sets up large network across UP for e-governance

Our Bureau Bharti Airtel on Monday said that it has designed and implemented a State-wide Area Network (SWAN) in Uttar Pradesh as part of the government’s e-governance initiative.

UPSWAN 2.0, which Airtel claimed is one of the largest of its kind in India, was launched by Dinesh Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh.

The network comprises 885 points of presence (PoPs) and can provide secure, high-speed connectivity for delivery of government services to citizens.

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The infrastructure now digitally connects all State headquarters, district headquarters, block headquarters and tehsil headquarters in the State, Airtel said in a statement.