Druknet goes wireless

Druknet will soon sell vouchers that will con­tain login information to access wireless internet ser­vices if the trial WiFi proves successful.

In order to give a value-added service to its broad­band users, Druknet is plan­ning to make the internet connection wireless for all its broadband users, which means broadband users will have access to the internet without being connected to a phone line.

Broadband users can use their passwords and user­names to access the WiFi internet without any addi­tional charges.

Druknet is currently pro­viding wireless network in­ternet access in Thimphu. It started the service on trial from December 28, 2010.

Broadband users can use their passwords and user­names to access the WiFi internet within a radius of 1 km of the Bhutan Telecom office, and that is only if one has a clear line of sight to its tower.

If one is indoors, the range is limited to only 500 metres. Druknet intends to start covering major loca­tions.

The WiFi installation is under process in Phuent­sholing. The third town Druknet is considering for WiFi internet connection is Paro.

People using broadband internet are excited about the new service. “Now we can move around with a laptop and not necessar­ily be stuck at a point. Two of us can use the internet at the same time,” said Kesang Wangmo, a corporate em­ployee.

General Manager of Druknet, Tshering Norbu, said that 1,000 users can use the internet concurrently, and this can be increased.

He said setting up Thim­phu-wide WiFi would not be economical but justifi­able. “That is why we want to select the clusters which have more potential users to make the service financially sustainable,” he said.

For those without broad­band connections, Druknet is planning to sell prepaid vouchers for them to access WiFi. This will enable easy internet access, especially to international visitors on business trips or holiday, Tshering Norbu said.

Druknet has around 8,000 broadband users in the country spread across 40 locations.

By Tandin Pem

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