British Wi-Fi technology major Nomad Digital has entered into a joint venture with Indian company Zylog Systems to provide wireless internet access to India's massive railway network.
Newcastle-based Nomad Digital is a market leader in the provision of mobile wireless services for transportation, while Zylog supplies a range of IT products and solutions to its customers across multiple sectors such as banking, insurance and telecom.
"We have identified India as a market that has huge potential for us. India's rail network is one of the fastest growing in the world and will help us to continue to add more jobs over the course of the year," Nomad chief executive Graeme Lowdon said.
"We are now looking at ways to roll out our other services in the country, including on-board entertainment services and VoIP."
The firm recently raised 6 million pounds to fund growth and further investment into its technology, including the world's longest broadband corridor on the 600km London to Glasgow route. The company was the first to install a rail broadband system on the Brighton Express in 2005.
"We are delighted to be able to announce the new alliance. We have formed a number of highly successful partnerships in various countries and we are confident our relationship with Zylog will prove equally rewarding for both companies and for our customers," Nomad's financial director Bimal Shah said.
Zylog's Business Head-Mobility Solutions, Vivek Whig said, "There is a gap which we are perfectly poised to fill up with the help of this alliance.
"The Indian consumer has been longing for high speed seamless internet connectivity at affordable price. With our offerings the consumer will now be at par with the rest of the world in terms of internet access, entertainment system, and other value added services being at his disposal."
Nomad Digital said that with its low-cost, high speed data network capabilities, it offered a variety of enhanced communication services to improve communication and monitoring of fleets.
