BSNL, launches 3G WiFi Router for Rs 5,800

Winknet MF 50, 3G pocket router, will be a SIM locked router and will offers an uploading speed of 14.4 Mbps

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in association with Shyam Networks today launched a 3GWiFi router, Winknet MF 50, bundled with its SIM for Rs 5,800.

R K Upadhyay, chief managing director, BSNL said, "3G WiFi Router, Winknet MF 50, will be made available from tomorrow at all the BSNL stores for Rs 5,800. It will come bundled with attractive data plans that BSNL will announce in coming days."

Winknet MF 50, 3G pocket router, will be a SIM locked router and will converts the data signal connection to WiFi, thus creating a WiFi hotspot which can be used by minimum five users simultaneously for connecting WiFi enabled devices including phones, laptops and personal computers. It offers an uploading speed of 14.4 Mbps.

This is not the first time that both the companies are working together for consumer products. A couple of months back BSNL and Shyam Networks had launched a 3G data card Winknet in Uttar Pradesh.

Winknet, 3G dongle, was launched for Rs 1,900 and it also supported 2G connection. It had a download speed of 7.2 mbps and upload speed of 5.76 mbps.