Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is launching free Wi-Fi service for passengers through satellite link up in 100 Shivneri AC Volvo buses connecting Mumbai to Pune competing with a similar plan by railways for the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen, reports Times of India. The report states that passengers can provide requisite details like their email id and mobile number to receive the Internet access log-in number via SMS. Its currently not clear as to whom has MSRTC partnered to offer this service, although the report cites a source to say that the service will be ad-supported. In addition to this, LCD screens and CCTV with digital recorders will also be fitted in these buses to ensure passenger safety. Road Transport Ahead Of Railways? It appears that several state road transport corporations in the country have been implementing full Wi-Fi services while the Indian railways seems to be implementing only Wi-Fi pilot projects and is still to launch a full on board any of its train. No official reports for the public have been released after the pilot on their effectiveness, at least as far as we know (please share the reports with us if you have them). Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation has been plying its intra-city Vayu Vajra buses with Wi-Fi facilities for over 2 years. It also appears that Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is offering Wi-Fi internet service on its Airaavat buses. However, there has been no reports of the effectiveness of the Wi-Fi service on these buses. Interestingly, in April 2013, Broadband service…
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