KOCHI (Metro Rail News): The long-awaited free Wi-Fi connectivity has finally been readied in Kochi Metro Rail, and commuters will be able to download data at a speed of 5 to 10 Mbps while traveling in the Kochi metro trains. The service will be available on all 23 trains of the Kochi Metro.
Addressing the media here on 11th October, the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) managing director Loknath Behera said commuters could utilize their travel time either for working online or for entertainment. “At present, a 4G network is being used to provide Wi-Fi connectivity. It will be upgraded to a 5G network once the service is widely available. Aimed at ensuring user data privacy, care has been taken not to share user credentials with any outside agency as per statutory guidelines. Provision for seamless Wi-Fi inside trains will enhance the overall travel experience of commuters,” he added.
The project was being implemented by KMRL to promote the Digital India Campaign, in association with a Thiruvananthapuram-based company, a registered operator under the Department of Telecommunications, to offer Wi-Fi services to the public, he said.
Instructions on how to use the free Wi-Fi are displayed on all the trains. Commuters can turn on Wi-Fi and choose “KMRL Free Wi-Fi” from the list of available networks on their mobile devices. With the OTP, they can register and use the free Wi-Fi. There are no content restrictions and the system includes all security safeguards.
The 12-km Aluva-Palarivattom metro corridor was opened in 2017, and that same year the proposal to introduce Wi-Fi was first floated. Its goal was to attract young people and tech-savvy commuters to the public transit system. The initial strategy was to increase
The original idea was to prolong the service free of charge for a period of time before charging a minimal fee for the remaining journey. Delhi metro was the first metro in the nation to offer free Wi-Fi to commuters.
Loknath Behera said the first batch of five water metro ferries will be commissioned after conducting trial runs on the High Court-Vypeen corridor. “Since it is for the first time that we are using the fleet of battery-powered ferries, an extensive trial will be conducted before launching the water metro service,” said Behera.
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