Free WiFi at 415 stations to keep even after contract with Google ends
RailTel, the Miniratna PSU, said that the free WiFi services at 415 stations will continue even after its contract period with Google expires in May 2020.
According to a release by RailTel, it had entered into a contract with Google for providing WiFi services for "415 A1, A, C category stations only. In this partnership, Google provided the air Access Network (RAN) and Technology support and RailTel provided the physical Infrastructure and Internet bandwidth."
"We entered into a 5 years contract with Google for supporting us with setting up Wi-Fi at 415 stations only and the contract will probably expire in-may 2020. However, RailTel will continue to provide uninterrupted WiFi service, with the same speed and network quality, to passengers at these 415 stations after May 2020 aswell," the release added.
The PSU, which comes beneath the Ministry of Railways, also thanked Google for help in the past five years.
RailTel added that it's providing free WiFi at "5190+ B, C, and D Category stations aswell", in addition to the aforementioned 415, which takes the full total tally to 5600 plus stations around the united states, by making use of a "number of partners."
Assuring passengers that they will not face any hardships post-May, 2020, RailTel added that it "may also continue to execute Wi-Fi connectivity at the total amount stations."
