RailWire is an initiative of the RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel), a Government of India enterprise, with a mission to make available “ICT to Common Man” & “Internet, Education and Health Services to Masses”.RailTel was formed in Sept 2000 with the objective of creating nation-wide broadband, telecom and multimedia network, to modernize Train Control Operation and Safety System of Indian Railways. RailTel's network passes through around 5,000 stations across the country, covering all central business districts, towns, cities, mini/major-metros.RailTel is perhaps the only pan-India operating ISP who doesn’t have to slow down with the burden of legacy network pile-on. With several BSO’s and cellular operators availing RailTel’s NLD services, its initial market presence was felt as a “carrier’s carrier”. Subsequently, it started servicing several corporate business houses for their (VPN) connectivity requirements, and now, retail - with RailWire.RailWire focuses on pure play broadband and VPN services. RailWire offers content & application driven network, great deal of flexibility and affordable pricing – all in one. RailWire aims to become a hub of local information and a tool for rendering communication, infotainment, education, health and community services to the masses.

RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL), formed in September 2000, is a Public Sector Unit (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. RailTel is a leading Telecom Service Provider all over India. RailTel enterprise Portfolio includes Transmisssion Network, Broadband Services, data and Internet Services. VisionWhat we aspire to achieve;Our Vision is to become the preferred telecom solutions and services provider for knowledge economy. MissionWhat we do;To attain leadership in providing premier telecom infrastructure service by offering the cost-effective state of the art communication solutions. ObjectiveWhy we exist; To facilitate Railways in 'expeditious' modernizing of their operation and safety system and network providing y state of art communication infrastructure To plan, build, develop, operate and maintain a nationwide broadband telecom and multimedia network to supplement national telecom infrastructure to spur growth of telecom, broadband and IT enabled value added services in all parts of country specially rural, remote and backward areas. To generate revenue through commercial exploitation of its telecom network.RailTel has successfully created the State-of-the-Art Telecom Network using SDH/DWDM-based Transmission systems and MPLS-IP network. RailTel with strong nationwide presence brings cutting edge technology and offers innovative services to customers. As one of the primary objectives, RailTel also provides Railways Communication requirement for administration, passenger information system , ticketing, train operations and control for efficient Railway operations.