Policy decisions on public Wi-Fi, PLI scheme for telecom a big positive: STL Group CEO

The recently-announced WANI framework for public Wi-Fi networks will speed up broadband proliferation, especially in rural areas, and scheme along with the series of other policy measures like PLI for telecom augurs well for the sector and Digital India road map, a top official of Sterlite Technologies (STL) has said.

Anand Agarwal, Group CEO of Sterlite Technologies, a digital networks integrator, said that the government’s thrust on public Wi-Fi would be “complementary” to the move to connect over six lakh villages in India with optical fibre.