Google, Facebook, Airtel and Reliance Jio to bid for rail wi-fi project

Six million people were using the wi-fi services of RailTel through Railwire Fast wi-fi services till the end of 2017

In what can be considered as the biggest digital drive by any entity in India to make internet available to the public, the Indian Railways is set to cover more than 7,700 rural railway stations in the country with wi-fi soon. According to industry analysts, the advertisement sales revenue from such wi-fi spots could be as high as $2.5 billion by 2020 for companies that are planning to bid for these projects.

“Already, a large chunk of urban stations under A and A1 category have wi-fi. Now, railway subsidiary RailTel Corporation of India (RailTel) has invited tenders for covering 7,700 stations