Atmanirbhar Bharat: HFCL supplies 1 lakh indigenous Wi-Fi systems

NEW DELHI: Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) has supplied indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured 100,000 Wi-Fi systems in a record time, and believes that Wi-Fi Access Network Interface or WANI together with the Centre’s ambitious BharatNet initiative would augment broadband uptake in rural India.

“We have developed a carrier-grade Wi-Fi system. It is totally 100% indigenous R&D including hardware and software. Within a few months, we have already supplied 1 lakh units of Wi-Fi products in 2020,” Mahendra Nahata, managing director, HFCL told ETTelecom.

The homegrown company, that has an order book of Rs 7,500 crore has supplied Wi-Fi gear to private players and is also eyeing to further ship the new made-in-India product worldwide.