1.5 million people access the Internet via Google's free Wi-Fi at 19 Indian railway stations

At the beginning of this year, Google launched what it calls "the largest public Wi-Fi project in the world", with the aim of setting up free Wi-Fi networks at 400 train stations in India. Five months later, over 1.5 million Indians are already using its services at 19 train stations across the country.

For its first phase this year, Google is working on getting 100 of India's busiest train stations online, in partnership Railtel, the telecom department of the Indian railways. Reaching the mark of 1.5 million users is in keeping with Google's larger aim of reaching 10 million Indians at 100 train stations.   Read more...