Google to connect villages in three Indian states with free Wi-Fi as BharatNet misses deadlines

Google said it has partnered BSNL to deploy the Google Station public Wi-Fi hotspots to the locations other than railway stations and certain government offices in India. Google is now looking to power villages in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Bihar with its high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity that is available to users for free. Google Station joined hands with RailTel to equip railway stations in India with Wi-Fi service. As of April, this year, Mumbai’s Santacruz railway station became the 1,600th railway station to have been turned into the RailWire Wi-Fi zone.