Campus Report :
WiFi service will be provided in the whole campus of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Base Technologies in association with Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT) will provide the service.
The service is expected to be started this month and the registered students can enjoy hi speed internet (at least 512 kbps) from February onwards.
According to the sources, telecom service provider, Base Technologies, will give the wireless internet service in different places of the campus that include BUET administrative building, Cafeteria, Library, Residence Halls, Faculty residence and all the corners of the campus.
Primarily a test experiment will be done this month comprising site survey, coverage plan/radio-frequency plan, hardware installation and software installation. After the trial and approval WiFi will go for the soft launch in January 2014. All the students, teachers, officers and staffs can enjoy the service from February 2014.
Each student will be given individual ID and Password to access WiFi which disallow outsiders to use the internet. Moreover, all the information of the users will be stored in the data center confidentially and can be used by the user only if he/she login with his/her ID and Password.