RailTel Launches Prepaid Wi-Fi Service At 4,000 Railway Stations

Railway PSU RailTel formally launched its paid wi-fi service plans on Thursday which is able to allow customers to entry high-speed web at 4,000 railway stations throughout the nation. RailTel already offers free wi-fi service at greater than 5,950 stations within the nation, and the ability may be availed by anybody with a smartphone and an energetic connection after an OTP-based verification. With the launch of those pay as you go plans, a passenger can now use as much as half-hour” free wi-fi per day at 1 mbps pace. However for larger pace of as much as 34mbps, a person might want to select a plan at a nominal charge.

The plans embody Rs 10 for five GB information in a day, Rs 15 for 10 GB information in a day, Rs 20 for 10 GB information legitimate for 5 days, Rs 30 for 20 GB information legitimate for 5 days, Rs 40 for 20 GB information legitimate for 10 days, Rs 50 for 30 GB information legitimate for 10 days and Rs 70 for 60 GB information legitimate for 30 days.

“We did an in depth trial run of Pay as you go Wi-Fi at 20 stations in Uttar Pradesh and primarily based on the response and detailed testing, we have now launched this plan at 4,000+ extra stations throughout India. We intend to launch the pay as you go plans for all of the stations with our RailWire Wi-Fi this monetary yr,” mentioned RailTel CMD Puneet Chawla.

The plans have been designed to supply a versatile option to customers as per their wants. Various fee choices like internet banking, e-wallet, and bank cards can be utilized to buy the plans on-line, he mentioned. Chawla mentioned that earlier than COVID-19, greater than three crore individuals had been utilizing the service month-to-month. As soon as the scenario normalises and footfall at stations turns into common, a income of Rs 10-15 crore yearly is predicted from the paid wi-fi service, he added.

Indian Railway is the most important public transporter of the nation, and railway stations are melting pots of the entire cross-section of the society. Passengers use this wi-fi facility for streaming excessive definition (HD) movies, downloading motion pictures, songs, video games and do their workplace work on-line. The service has tremendously benefitted railway passengers, notably the agricultural inhabitants.