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New Delhi: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will on Thursday make a one-day visit to Mumbai where he is expected to meet biz honchos like Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, Axis Bank head Shikha Sharma and Tata Starbucks CEO Avani Davda.


He also set to meet Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss Microsoft's plan to provide broadband connectivity in villages.


The India-born CEO will also deliver a keynote address at 'Microsoft's Future Unleashed' event here that will bring together 3,000 industry thought leaders, enterprise heads, developers and entrepreneurs.


"Satya is in India on a one-day visit to Mumbai to deliver a keynote at Microsoft's Future Unleashed. During the day, he is expected to meet key industry leaders like Anand Mahindra, Shikha Sharma, Mukund Rajan, Brand Custodian & Spokesperson, Tata Group, among others," Microsoft India General Manager (Marketing and Operations) Tyler Bryson told PTI.


He will also be meeting key government stakeholders and Microsoft customers and partners during the event, he added.


The Indian minister is also expected to address the event and later meet with the Microsoft CEO.


The key point of discussion is likely to revolve around Microsoft's plan to provide low-cost broadband connectivity using the white spaces, a technology that utilises unused television spectrum to deliver low-cost Internet connectivity, sources added.


As per an official in the Communications Ministry, wi-fi has a range of about 100 meters, whereas the 200-300 MHz spectrum band available in the white space can reach up to 10 km.


During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US in September, Nadella had said Microsoft plans to partner with the government to bring in low-cost broadband connectivity to 500,000 villages in India.


 


With PTI Inputs