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Google Expands Free WiFi Across India

The plan is to provide this service when people spend more time, like malls, transit stations, and cafes.

 

Google has made a number of announcements at its second 'Google for India' event held in New Delhi on Tuesday, Sept 27, and one among these announcements was about the expansion of free WiFi service in India.

Yes. You read it right. Google is working on expanding its free WiFi service in India, through its 'Google Station' that will connect public places including malls, railway stations, cafes, universities, etc. Currently working at 52 railway stations across India, the Search Engine giant is targeting around 400 stations across the country that has to be covered.

This new platform will work with partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots, offering carriers, system integrators (SIs), and venues an easy way to set up high-quality, user-friendly Wi-Fi. This will provide more people in India and around the world fast, reliable, and safe Wi-Fi in more of the places where they spend time, like malls, transit stations, and cafes.

Addressing the media at the event, Caesar Sengupta, Vice-President, Next Billion Users said, Defining the strategy he said, “Our goal has not just been to help more Indians get online — but also to help Indians create the online experience they want; one that serves their needs and enables them to have an impact on the entire world. So we have been thinking about how to build products and services for this wave of new users — products that work for any level of connectivity, in local Indian languages, and across the devices that are most frequently used in India.”


TAGS: Google Station, Google for India

 
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