Google Station goes beyond Railways to Smart Cities

-
150 Google Station hotspots go live in Pune
 by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai,  Wednesday, 31st January 2018: After getting millions of Indians online, with its RailTel Wi-Fi project — Google today announced its partnership with Larsen & Toubro, to bring 150 Google Station hotspots to Pune, as part of Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited’s Smart City project.
After successfully benefiting 7.7 million user at over 270 Railway Station through its RailTel Wi-Fi project, Google for first time is deploying Google Station outside of the railways. Potentially, 3 million Punekars can now get online within seconds, to message friends, pay bills, shop online, watch music videos — and do millions of other things — at locations all around the city.
Vinay Goel, Product Management Director, Google Station said, “Today marks a big step for us as we expand Google Station hotspots from railways to cities. Our aim with Google Station is to  to bring fast Wi-Fi to more users in more places within India. We built Google Station to be both the highest-quality and easiest Wi-Fi service for users and the easiest for partners to deploy — and we think this makes Station a great connectivity partner for the growing number of Indian smart cities. We’re looking forward to helping people in Pune get fast, simple and secure access to everything the internet has to offer.”  
Public Wi-Fi alone, does not make a city “smart” and therefore with reliable Internet connectivity across multiple central locations, people can now use their smartphones to make the most out of Pune’s other smart city services, which includes improved tracking of public buses, opportunities for digital learning, and participation in digital governance. Google hotspots will be available at public places like gardens, hospitals and police stations, helping people get access to free Wi-Fi.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

सभी माओं को सुष्मिता सेन का संदेश: अब 'हाँ' अधिक बार कहिये

-
Image
इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है कि सुष्मिता सेन ने अपनी दो सुंदर बेटियों , रेने और अलीसा को एक आदर्श मां बनकर बढ़ा किया है। वह उन्हें मजबूत और स्वतंत्र रूप में बढ़ा कर रही है जोह उनका ही प्रतिबिंब है। अपने दो दत्तक बच्चों के लिए सुंदर अभिनेता और मां सोशल मीडिया पर काफी सक्रिय हैं और हाल ही में बच्चों को   ' न ' कहने के मनोवैज्ञानिक प्रभावों पर अपने प्रशंसकों और माओं को एक संदेश देकर खुद का एक वीडियो पोस्ट किया है। इस वीडियो में , सुष्मिता इस बात की चर्चा करती है कि मातृत्व कैसे लोगों को बदलता है और कैसे उन्होने भी खुद को बदलते हुए एक माँ के रूप में अनुभव किया है। आगे बताते हुए , कि कभी - कभी माँ   अपने बच्चों के लिए अधिक सतर्क हो जाती हैं , तब भी जब यह वास्तव में आवश्यक नहीं है। इस बात से तालुक रखते हुए कि सुष्मिता ने भी अपने बच्चों के साथ ऐसा किया है ... सर्दियों में बहार खेलने से लेकर , तैराकी करने तक सुष्मिता काफी सतर्क रही
Read more

World’s 1st Tech-Enabled Courier Papers N Parcels Launched by 13-year-old Tilak Mehta

-
Image
by Shrutee K/DNS MUMBAI, July 18, 2018 :   Papers N Parcels, the brainchild of 13-year-old Tilak Mehta, is creating digital disruption in courier servicing. Bringing together the power of technology with the world’s most efficient network of Mumbai d abbawalas , it was launched after a successful beta testing phase.  Papers N Parcels, the app-based courier service, has tied up with the Mumbai Dabbawalas to leverage the award-winning network of over 5000 dabbawalas  for door-to-door delivery and pick-up of packages within Mumbai City limits. Every dabbawalla who doubles up as a courier boy, carries an Android phone loaded with the Papers N Parcels app to take orders for pick-up or delivery. To use this service, people need to download the app and schedule their time. Speaking on the launch, Tilak Mehta, Founder, Papers N Parcels, said: “I always marveled at the swiftness and the efficiency of the dabbawalas food delivery network. I thought if this system could be replicated
Read more

Mayor praises the footballing talent of Mumbai as he announces young stars will travel to London

-
Image
  by Shrutee K/DNS Mumbai, 03 December 2017 : Four budding young footballers from Mumbai are set to head to London to train with Queens Park Rangers. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced the names of the successful youngsters on the first day of his trade mission to India. Sadiq was attending the ninth annual finals day of the Mumbai Soccer Challenge and watched a challenge match to win the inaugural Mayor of London Cup. He confirmed that, for the first time in the scheme’s nine-year history, two girls as well as two boys will be heading to London. The Mayor was joined at the finals day by Bollywood screen legend and the co-owner of Mumbai City football club, Ranbir Kapoor, as well as the Chairman of Queens Park Rangers, Tony Fernandes. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “This initiative is another example of the close links between India and London. It has been fantastic to see the passion and skill of these young footballers, and to be able to annou
Read more