The hostels of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) would be having a high speed Wi-fi facility from now onwards. Vice chancellor of the university M Jagadeesh Kumar inaugurated the "high speed Wi-Fi Network on Monday.
He said, "Our students can now connect from hostels through the university's WiFi. The Wi-Fi usage from hostels will increase their skills and academic and research work output, simultaneously enhancing their campus social life". Communication and Information Services (CIS) department of the university has designed and deployed campus wide OFC Network and High Speed Wi-Fi Network in the hostels of JNU in a phased manner under Campus Wide Wi-Fi Initiatives of the university. The academic complex of the university is already supplemented with High Speed Wi-Fi network.
Chintamani Mahapatra, Rector of the university said the Wi-Fi facility at hostels will "definitely help to students a lot in their education and research work." "It is a major step in making Wi-Fi technology more widely available in the campus as part of Campus Wide Wi-Fi Project to improve connectivity across the university."
Students were earlier taking personal Wi-Fi connections through private telecom companies.