The government is set to introduce special buses equipped with third generation wireless internet connectivity for commuters in the capital.
Under the Access to Information (a2i) program under the Prime Minister’s Office, around 20 buses of the state-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) equipped with the facility will be introduced along the Motijheel-Uttara route.
Commuters with WiFi enabled devices, such as smartphones, laptops or tablet computers, will be able to use the service while travelling on the buses.
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader and State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak are expected to inaugurate the service tomorrow at the capital’s Farmgate area.
Source said, the a2i programme will be providing at least four 3G wireless routers of state-owned mobile phone operator Teletalk in each of the buses, which will enable around 40 passenger to use the service simultaneously.
“Even if the buses travel at 55 to 60 km per hour, there will be no disruption in the service,” Naimuzzaman Mukta, people’s perspective specialist of a2i programme, told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday.
He added that currently at least 10% passengers used smartphones and would be able to use the internet services to spend their time more productively.
