Railway broadband to touch 5 lakh homes within 2 years

A volunteer demonstrates the usage of the free Wi-Fi service to a passenger at Mumbai Central Station, making it the first station in India to have such service. (Source: Reuters)
Carving a niche for itself in the Connected India-2020 project, Railtel Corporation’s broadband will reach 500,000 households through its Railwire network providing a host of services at the block level in the next two years, a top railway official has said.
The Broadband Highway will involve a three-layer netwo