Currently, tech savvy train commuters have only one option to access internet while travelling on trains
in India – through their mobile handsets or by using a broadband stick that plugs into a USB drive.
However we all know that getting a strong signal throughout a train journey is just too much to ask for.
All that is set to change as exciting news of Wi-Fi on trains in India bring hopeful smiles on the face
of the modern Indian.
ET reported that the Indian Railways received preliminary clearance for using the frequency of Ku band,
which is primarily used for satellite communication. Railways had been waiting for the clearance since
the last couple of years and it is believed that Howrah Rajdhani express will have the first link-ups.
This pilot project will be the first time that moving trains will have satellite linkup to provide for
internet services and will cost about Rs. 6.30 crore to implement.
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