Google has made a three-year agreement with the Indian Government and its major rail operators to bring reliable Wi-Fi to 400 of India's biggest railway stations. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has been meeting with Silicon Valley internet giants recently as part of his Digital India Initiative. According to Statista, India's internet users are set to double to over 411 million in 2018, and Google wants a share of India's internet boom. This project also marks a victory for Google over rival Facebook in the fight for digital territory in India.
Google has made a three-year agreement with the Indian Government and its major rail operators to bring reliable Wi-Fi to 400 of India's biggest railway stations. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has been meeting with Silicon Valley's internet giants recently as part of his Digital India Initiative. According to Statista, India's internet users are set to double to over 411 million in 2018, and Google wants a share of India's internet boom. This project also marks a victory for Google over rival Facebook in the fight for digital territory in India.