For Security Reasons No Wi-Fi for 2010 Commonwealth Games

After the Center issued directives against the use of Wi-Fi in offices of sensitive ministries citing security reasons, the Delhi government too has dropped the idea of providing high-speed Internet services through Wi-Fi in certain spots across the city for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

“We had no option but to drop the plan after Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), the service provider for the project, refused to go ahead in the identified Wi-Fi zones citing security reasons,” Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta said.

The move has come after it was felt that wireless fidelity (WiFi) was not a fool-proof mechanism in view of militants using it to carry out attacks in Mumbai and Ahmedabad last year.

Mehta, however, did not rule out revival of the project once proper security measures are in place.