Google ends project of free Wi-Fi access for developing countries

Google announced that it would gradually wind down its Google Station program globally, through 2020.

As part of the project, the company was supplying equipment and support to developing countries so that they can enjoy free Wi-Fi access.

As the statement goes, when this project was first launched in 2015, internet access in developing countries was expensive and unreliable.

"It's clear that since we started five years ago, getting online has become much simpler and cheaper. Mobile data plans have become more affordable, and mobile connectivity is improving globally."

According to the company, Google installed the first hot-spots for internet access in India during 2015 in association with RailTel, Indian Railways, Pune Smart City. Today, Google Station operates at more than 400,000 railway stations in India and other spots throughout the country.

Apart from that, during all these years, Google Station was launched in Brasil, Nigeria, Thailand, Phillippines, Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam, and only three months ago, in South Africa. In general, there are more than 5,000 hot-spots, with all of them to be finalized throughout the year.