WiFi on trains

Turns out the major players in the European rail transport industry have taken a fairly serious look at onboard broadband services in the last couple of years. http://www.traincomms2007.com/TrainComms2007_brochure.pdf

The Oxford Tube made a run of it last year.

http://www.moovera.com/pdf/moovera_vodafone_apr07.pdf

Seems to have been a real competitive advantage. Interesting – physical transportation patterns shaped by virtual access points. How far we’ve come?

-davidagnew

1 Response to “WiFi on trains”


  1. 1 curlyjosh February 18, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    CalTrain considered this for a couple of years before rejecting it after no bidders could meets it needs and cost requirements.

    http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007894.html


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