RailTel to build edge data centres

Project may attract investments of more than ₹500 crore

January 13, 2022 04:04 am | Updated 04:04 am IST - NEW DELHI

Advertisements for a new free Wi-Fi Internet service hang in Mumbai's central railway station on January 22, 2016. Indian Railways' RailTel has announced the launch of free high-speed public Wi-Fi service, in partnership with Google, with plans to introduce the service to some 100 of the country's busiest stations by the end of 2016. AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE

Advertisements for a new free Wi-Fi Internet service hang in Mumbai's central railway station on January 22, 2016. Indian Railways' RailTel has announced the launch of free high-speed public Wi-Fi service, in partnership with Google, with plans to introduce the service to some 100 of the country's busiest stations by the end of 2016. AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE

State-owned RailTel on Wednesday said it will set up several ‘edge data centres’ in railway premises across 102 locations in public-private partnership mode.

The project is expected to attract investments of more than ₹500 crore.

“The major benefit of an edge data centre is the quick delivery of services with minimal latency,” the company said in a statement. “The move will accelerate the pace of digital transformation and efficient digital delivery in rural and semi-rural areas.”

It added the process to establish these centres had been set in motion with the floating of ‘expression of interest’ by the company.

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