Rail PSU said in a statement that RailTel has launched Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme-based access to its public WiFi services across 100 railway stations. The service was launched by the Chairman and Managing Director of RailTel, Puneet Chawla on Monday.
PM-WANI is an ambitious initiative by the Department of Telecom, Government of India, taken to connect all silo Wi-Fi networks so that users can use the service easily and proliferate broadband usage for the masses.
The services will be later extended to all 6,102 railway stations having Wi-Fi facilities. It would be done in phases by the end of June 2022
Users can access this WiFi network by downloading an android-based mobile app named ‘Wi-DOT’ available on Google Play Store.
Addressing the event, Puneet Chawla said, “RailTel being the most widespread integrated WiFi network of the country supporting the largest footfall of Wi-Fi users is taking an anchor role in the entire PM-WANI eco-system.”
Commenting on the launch of the PM-WANI service, Rajkumar Upadhyay, the Executive Director and Chairman of C-DOT said that the synergistic engagement between C-DOT and RailTel will encourage innovation leading to the design, development, and deployment of advanced technologies in national networks including the Indian Railways.
