Google will soon help India set up base for free Wi-Fi at 500 railway stations while Microsoft will take low-cost broadband technology to some 500,000 villages across that country as part of five key announcements made during the meeting the US top tech titans had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the who's who from the tech world gave a ringing endorsement to the ambitious 'Digital India' programme, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it will announce cloud computing systems from data centers in India next week, calling it a "big milestone". "We are expanding our public Wi-Fi hotspots. For example, we want to ensure that free Wi-Fi is not only there in airport lounges, but also on our railway platforms. Teaming up with Google, we will cover 400 railway stations in a short time," Modi told a gathering of Silicon Valley CEOs. In his remarks, Nadella said Microsoft's plan is to partner with the Indian Government to bring in low-c
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