Google Rolls Out Free, High-Speed Railtel Wi-Fi In 100th Railway Station At Ooty

Exactly eleven months after flagging off its ambitious plan to bring free Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations in the country, Google today has finished offering free high-speed RailTel (RailWire) Wi-Fi at the 100th railway station in the country -- at Ooty Railway Station.

According to Google, all the people passing through the Udhagamandalam (Ooty) Railway Station every single day can now enjoy the high-speed Internet connectivity. Through all the 100 railway stations where Google free Wi-Fi is live right now, it¡¯s helping over 1 crore passengers stream HD videos, and not just check their emails and messaging apps.

Google Railtel Wi-Fi has over 50 lakhs monthly users, and as much as 15,000 first time Internet users are connecting to the network every single day.

Excited about the roll-out of high-speed Railwire Wi-Fi at the 100th station in India, Gulzar Azad, Country Head - Connectivity, Google India said, ¡°We¡¯re really excited about reaching this milestone and it is an incredible feeling to look back and see how far we¡¯ve come since we announced that we were partnering with Indian Railways and RailTel to provide Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations throughout the country. But what has really inspired us are the stories of how people are using this high-speed access to the full and open Internet. They¡¯re using Railwire Wi-Fi to be more productive with their time and to get things done more efficiently.¡±

If you look at the above image, it seems like work is progressing pretty well on the Railtel Free high-speed Wi-Fi initiative in partnership with Google across all the stations. You can visit the project link here to see how many railway stations have come online and where work is progressing currently.

Google Team At Ooty Station - The 100th Railway Station To Receive Free High-Speed Wi-Fi in India

Google is committed to launch high-speed Wi-Fi across the remaining 300 railway stations in India in partnership with Railtel. In addition to this, Google has also introduced Google Station, which gives partners an easy set of tools to roll-out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places.