11 Facts About Google Station

Google Station was a Google service that allowed partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places by providing software and advice on hardware to turn fiber connections into Wi-Fi.

Google Station's advantages include being a simple, easy-to-use solution that offers monetization opportunities through advertising.

In January 2016, Google launched the program at the Mumbai Central railway station in India in partnership with Indian Railways and RailTel.

In January 2018, NDTV reported that Google had started testing a paid model of Google Station, which is slated to reach as many as 400 railway stations in 2018.

Later that month, Google announced that for the first time the Google Station projected had expanded beyond railway stations by launching 150 hotspots in Pune.

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In June 2018, Google announced that it had deployed WiFi at 400 railway stations across India with Dibrugarh railway station being the 400th station.

Google Station stated that the service was being used by around 8 million users per month and the average data session on Google Station consumed 350 MB of data.

In July 2018, at the "Google for Nigeria" event, Google station was launched in Lagos with the promise of expanding to 200 locations in 5 cities in the country by 2019.

In February 2019, Google Station was launched in the Philippines, in partnership with Smart.

In June 2019, Google Station was made available in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with expansion to other Brazilian cities planned.

In November 2019, Google Station was launched in 125 locations around Cape Town, South Africa in partnership with Think WiFi.