Articles tagged with: Trains and Wi Fi
Acela will get wireless Internet in March
High-speed downloading will soon be possible on Amtrak's Acela Express trains. more
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Politician Calls for Free Wi-Fi on Trains and Buses
..A Scottish politician has called for free wireless internet access to be made available on all trains and buses in Scotland. John Park MSP, of the opposition Labour Party said this should be part of a 'Green New Deal' for Scotland. A survey cond more
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Virgin Trains to offer on-board Wi-Fi Service
..rains today announced the launch of Wi-Fi internet services for passengers on Pendolino Virgin trains on the West Coast Main Line. The Wi-Fi HotSpot service will provide a wireless broadband connection throughout the entire journey, including a more
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Airport Communter Buses to Get Free Wi-Fi Service
..in services throughout Denmark. "Equipping airport express buses and trains with Internet connectivity is a common sense decision for public transport companies such as Arriva," said Frederik Gustafsson, Executive Vice President of more
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San Francisco Public Transport to Get Wi-Fi Coverage
..iFi Rail to provide Wi-Fi services throughout the BART transit system and on all BART commuter trains. The company recently installed a demonstration network on 2.2 miles of the BART Hayward test track and in the four downtown San Francisco stat more
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Bullet Speed Wi-Fi Service for Japan
Japan's NTT Communications has announced plans to offer Wi-Fi service in the country's iconic Bullet trains between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka - as they travel at speeds exceeding 270km per hour. Coverage will also include the waiting lounges of all 17 stations along the route, beginning in March 2009. more
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Business Use of Wi-Fi Hotspots Increases by 46%
..trains that connect London with the airport. For road warriors and other locally mobile workers, the most dramatic growth came in hotspots located in public venues such as business parks, payphones and city centers. While still small in total, more
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Public Transport Wi-Fi Vendors Announce Merger
Icomera a supplier of Internet connectivity to trains, has agreed to acquire UK-based Moovera Networks, the manufacturer of fixed and mobile communications systems for use on busses and trains. The financial terms of the acquisition are not disclosed. more
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York Railway Stations Gets Free Wi-Fi Service
.. free Wi-Fi for all passengers throughout Standard as well as First Class on its trains last December, and the company says that usage increased four-fold in the first month alone. The wireless network covering much of York station has been prov more
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Arriva Deploys Free Wi-Fi on Danish Trains
..es which rely on a HSDPA based backhaul connection. Arriva has equipped an initial twenty-nine trains serving commuters traveling between Aarhus, Thisted and Tžnder in Jutland, and will provide free Wi-Fi hotspot services to passengers. Moov more
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