Wi-Fi Connectivity Reaches Indian Railway

ssdivisiongermany1933

ssdivisiongermany1933

Still in war with allies
Railway Ministry starts implementing its 2013 budget promise with the Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express.

After floating the idea of free Wi-Fi on trains at the 2013 Rail budget, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal seems to have started to make good on his pledge. The internet connectivity for this pilot project is being provided by Railtel. The service goes live and will be free of cost for passengers travelling on the Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express, reports Economic Times.

Before making it available for the Delhi-Howrah route, a trial-run was carried out on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express. In an official statement, the Railway Minister has promised to extend the facility to 50 more rakes including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, and Duronto trains. Powered by a satellite hub facility set up by the Indian Railways, satellite antennas will be placed in one of the two power cars of the rake. The service will offer 4 Mbps of download and 512 Kbps upload bandwidth inside the moving train. To use the functionality, passengers only need to register with details such as the PNR and their mobile number, after which, a login ID and password will be sent via SMS. The free Wi-Fi access on the train will be valid for the duration of the journey.

Wi-Fi Connectivity Reaches Indian Railway | TechTree.com
 
CyberKID

CyberKID

In search for Tech Gyan!
That's a great news and an even greater achievement for the Indian Railways.
We don't know for sure, whether our trains will reach the destination on time or not, or whether it'll reach at all, and we are taking huge leaps in terms of connectivity?
We haven't been able to equip our trains with ACD (Anti Collision Devices) till now, and we neither have a mechanism to accurately pinpoint where our trains are, and we are talking about WiFi?
People are forced to buy tickets in black, those travelling in general compartments, have to travel stacked one over another for their entire journeys and the railway minister thinks about WiFi?
Our tracks are soiled with whatever we go and do in lavatories and the railways thought it more important to provide WiFi in moving trains?
We are served "Rat Biryani", and other filthy stuff in our food in the trains and we are looking forward to having WiFi connectivity?
We can't book a ticket on the IRCTC site most of the time, and we are expected to enjoy WiFi connectivity in the trains?
The Indian Railways is the largest PSU in the world in terms of employment, and still it's a seriously inefficient and a loss making entity.
The world's going at the speeds in excess to 400 kmph and we are still struggling to maintain an average of 50-60 kmph.

That's a great achievement for the Indian Railways and for the Indian Government too.
 
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ssdivisiongermany1933

ssdivisiongermany1933

Still in war with allies
Lets see ...I have to travel in same train by july end , it would be fun to see how things workout there ..Wifi or no wifi , signal or no signal
 
Kl@w-24

Kl@w-24

Slideshow Bob
CyberKID said:
That's a great news and an even greater achievement for the Indian Railways.
We don't know for sure, whether our trains will reach the destination on time or not, or whether it'll reach at all, and we are taking huge leaps in terms of connectivity?
We haven't been able to equip our trains with ACD (Anti Collision Devices) till now, and we neither have a mechanism to accurately pinpoint where our trains are, and we are talking about WiFi?
People are forced to buy tickets in black, those travelling in general compartments, have to travel stacked one over another for their entire journeys and the railway minister thinks about WiFi?
Our tracks are soiled with whatever we go and do in lavatories and the railways thought it more important to provide WiFi in moving trains?
We are served "Rat Biryani", and other filthy stuff in our food in the trains and we are looking forward to having WiFi connectivity?
We can't book a ticket on the IRCTC site most of the time, and we are expected to enjoy WiFi connectivity in the trains?
The Indian Railways is the largest PSU in the world in terms of employment, and still it's a seriously inefficient and a loss making entity.
The world's going at the speeds in excess to 400 kmph and we are still struggling to maintain an average of 50-60 kmph.

That's a great achievement for the Indian Railways and for the Indian Government too.
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It's primarily for the white-clothed parasites so they can stream youporn uninterrupted, in case they have to suffer the indignity of travelling in a 1st AC compartment in a train.
 
N

newindiasolutions

Right off the assembly line
I have wi fi connection because it give me reliable connection and unbreakable connection. We can connect many number of systems by this connection just like mobile network.
 
kg11sgbg

kg11sgbg

Indian Railways - The Vibrant and Moving INDIA
kARTechnology said:
what if terrorists or hackers will connect to it and send viruses to user's laptops????
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+1,very much likely in our country.
The law enforcement deptt. and various agencies are still a noob compared to hackers(white hat hackers or black hat hackers or cyber terrorists group)as of now.
The hackers are always many steps ahead of govt. agencies,according to incidents.
 
B

Bhargav Simha

!mp@sse
kg11sgbg said:
+1,very much likely in our country.
The law enforcement deptt. and various agencies are still a noob compared to hackers(white hat hackers or black hat hackers or cyber terrorists group)as of now.
The hackers are always many steps ahead of govt. agencies,according to incidents.
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White hat.. means ethical hackers.. you should not compare them with black hats or terrorists
 
kg11sgbg

kg11sgbg

Indian Railways - The Vibrant and Moving INDIA
^^sorry for misunderstanding me.

I meant to compare their "Technical Skills" not about ethics or malpractices or idealism.
 
Krow

Krow

Crowman
CyberKID said:
That's a great news and an even greater achievement for the Indian Railways.
We don't know for sure, whether our trains will reach the destination on time or not, or whether it'll reach at all, and we are taking huge leaps in terms of connectivity?
We haven't been able to equip our trains with ACD (Anti Collision Devices) till now, and we neither have a mechanism to accurately pinpoint where our trains are, and we are talking about WiFi?
People are forced to buy tickets in black, those travelling in general compartments, have to travel stacked one over another for their entire journeys and the railway minister thinks about WiFi?
Our tracks are soiled with whatever we go and do in lavatories and the railways thought it more important to provide WiFi in moving trains?
We are served "Rat Biryani", and other filthy stuff in our food in the trains and we are looking forward to having WiFi connectivity?
We can't book a ticket on the IRCTC site most of the time, and we are expected to enjoy WiFi connectivity in the trains?
The Indian Railways is the largest PSU in the world in terms of employment, and still it's a seriously inefficient and a loss making entity.
The world's going at the speeds in excess to 400 kmph and we are still struggling to maintain an average of 50-60 kmph.

That's a great achievement for the Indian Railways and for the Indian Government too.
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Typical gasbag 'aam aadmi' mentality. WiFi is a useful addition, nothing changes that. Yes, lots of improvements needed still, but no need to be cynical about it.
 
s18000rpm

s18000rpm

ಠ_ಠ
Krow said:
Typical gasbag 'aam aadmi' mentality. WiFi is a useful addition, nothing changes that. Yes, lots of improvements needed still, but no need to be cynical about it.
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useful addition to maybe 10-15% of travelers, I'd rather prefer bio/chemical toilet implementation, and also BETTER PANTRY cars, if you check the current ones, you'll never eat anything made in train.

When will we move on to next gen engines & coaches, we're still using 30+years old tech, that too of Russia's.
We have so many 'engineering' colleges around India, why doesn't the Govt encourage some design contest?
 
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