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Government of India Ministry of Communication Approved Authorized pm-wani Aggregator in India
Importance of PM-WANI Framework
PM-WANI framework will also encourage App Providers who will offer services for registering and authenticating users. It is expected that with Public Wi-Fi Broadband, the user experience and Quality of Service for Broadband will be improved significantly. This service will be specially useful in rural areas where Public Wi-Fi Hotspots are also being created under BharatNet.Proliferation of Public Wi-Fi Hotspots will lead to increased employment for small and micro entrepreneurs, and provide them with an additional source of income. The telecom and internet service providers will also benefit due to the sale of bandwidth to PDOs.
PM-WANI ECOSYSTEM
PDO
Public Data Office will establish, maintain, and operate PM-WANI compliant Wi-Fi Hotspots and provide last-mile connectivity to deliver Broadband services to subscribers by procuring internet bandwidth from telecom service providers and/ or internet service providers.
PDOA
Public Data Office Aggregator will provide aggregation services such as authorization and accounting to PDOs, thereby facilitating PDOs in providing services to the end consumer.
APP PROVIDER
App Provider will develop an Application to register users and discover and display PM-WANI compliant Wi-Fi Hotspots in the proximity for accessing the internet service and also authenticate the potential Broadband users.
CENTRALREGISTRY
Central Registry will maintain the details of App Providers, PDOAs, and PDOs. It is currently maintained by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT).
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- I'M A PDO
Public Data Offices (PDO) are internet booths who will establish, maintain, and operate only WANI compliant Wi-Fi Access Points and deliver broadband services to subscribers. Keeping in mind the model of PCO (Public Call Office) booths across India, PDOs are designed with a similar business model. It facilitates ease of doing business and encourage local shops and small establishments to become Wi-Fi providers.
Any entity can be a PDO. NO REGISTRATION will be required. It will install Wi-Fi Access point. Any Village level entrepreneur (VLE), Grocery shops owner, Tea stalls, Kirana shops, Vegetable shops, restaurant owner etc. all can become PDO and start selling internet broadband over Wi-Fi.
◼ Disposable incomes in the hands of small and medium entrepreneurs
◼ Boost the GDP of the country. Proliferation of Broadband Services through public Wi-Fi is a step towards digital India and consequential benefit thereon.
Becoming a PDO does not need any registration. PDO needs to partner with a PDOA for purchasing an access point compatible with its PDOA stack and with an ISP to arrange the backhaul for the access point.
To communicate with the PDOAs there are two options: Option 1: Visit https://pmwani.cdot.in. Click on the PDO Portal option provided in the main page. Fill the enquiry form available. This enquiry is forwarded to all the PDOA’s registered with the Central Registry. The interested PDOA will contact the PDO. Option 2: Visit https://pmwani.cdot.in. In the main page, dashboard is provided for the no. of PDOA, providing the number of PDOAs registered with the Central Registry. Click on the number, it displays the list of the PDOA’s and provides their office address, e-mail address and telephone number. PDO can mail or call the PDOA.
The PDO has to do one time investment for purchasing an access point and its installation. Further PDO has to spend monthly for the backhaul.
As per the WANI framework, PDOs will have commercial agreement with PDOA for Aggregation, Authorization, Accounting, and other related functions.
It will be beneficial to people who have very low-purchasing power and have the need of high-speed internet access. It will bring benefit to:
• Village Level entrepreneurs, artisans, ladies making handmade articles who want to sell their goods through e-commerce web sites.
• Students who want access to educational content for their education. Students will no longer suffer due to unavailability of teachers. They can make use of various online educational platforms and have a much better learning experience.
• People in service-oriented profession such as carpentry, electricians to register themselves with web sites where they can get information regarding job opportunities and attend interviews at the comfort of their villages without the need to travel.
• Farmers who can learn about the new agricultural practices and can connect with experts for guidance. Everyone as they can get more details w.r.t the Government schemes that are launched for their benefit.