Where Next for Wifi? Surprise: Bangalore.

The Hindustan Times congratulates Bangalore on becoming the "second city in the world to be fully Wi-Max enabled." While there are legitimate questions as to the proper ownership of this title (Chennai and Pune in India are also contenders), there's no doubt that this trend will impact India's development: "Research firms are already predicting India will have 13 million WiMax subscribers by 2012." Here's how the Hindustan Times announces the news as it crowns Bangalore "the real technology city":

"A question for all you Internet and technology geeks. Which is going to be the second city in the world to be fully Wi-Max enabled? Not sure. Ok, let's make this a multiple-choice question.

Choose one from these:

* The Silicon Valley, California, USA, the original technology paradise
* Shanghai, China, the citadel of the world's new economic order
* London, the seat of the erstwhile rulers of the world and as Wikipedia describes it as "one of the world's most important business and financial centres"
* Bangalore or Bengaluru in Kannada, the Silicon Valley of the east and as Wikipedia describes it as a city that 'continues to struggle with problems such as air pollution, traffic congestion, and crime.'

Wikipedia, pollution and traffic congestion and much more notwithstanding. The answer remains Bangalore."

  

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