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Articles tagged with: Wi Fi and Railway
Dubai Light-Railway Opens with Wi-Fi Coverage
The new Dubai metro railway has been fitted out with wi-fi coverage by local telecoms operator, Du, in partnership with UK-based Nomad Digital. Nomad has deployed part of the metro's wi-fi network, which provides broadband connectivity to all trains and stations on the automated light-rail network. more
Related Tags: du, dubai, nomad-digital, broadband, United Arab Emirates
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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UK Wi-Fi Provider Halves Monthly Subscription Rates
BT, the UKs dominant landline operator has cut public wi-fi rates by up to 50 percent as it launched a new price structure. More than 2,500 extra European hotspots are also being added, bringing the choice of places to connect to more than 50,000 overseas, and over 100,000 UK and Ireland locations. more
Related Tags: roaming, swisscom, landline, bt, 3, meteor, bt-openzone, wireless-broadband, hotspots, wlan, fon, UK
Mobile Phones to Work on Glasgow Subway
UK mobile operator, O2 is to become the first to enable mobile phones on the Glasgow Subway underground railway network. O2 will also be the first mobile phone operator in the UK to utilise a multi-user distributed antenna system which enables mobile phones to work underground. more
Related Tags: o2, subway, underground, UK
Arriva Deploys Free Wi-Fi on Danish Trains
Arriva Scandinavia, a railway operator in Denmark has deployed in-carriage wi-fi services which rely on a HSDPA based backhaul connection. Arriva has equipped an initial twenty-nine trains serving commuters traveling between Aarhus, Thisted and Tønder in Jutland, and will provide free wi-fi hotspot services to passengers. more
Related Tags: ethernet, gps, hutchison-3g, hspa, telematics, backhaul, hutchison, trains, hotspot, hotspots, hsdpa, Denmark
Beijing Metro Upgrading its Underground Cellular Coverage
Beijing's commuter railway network plans to clear all blind spots for mobile telecommunication ahead of the Olympics in August. The Beijing Subway currently operate eight lines, and the oldest two have many blind spots for mobile phones and WiFi connections, the Beijing Daily reported. Passengers on those lines complain about frequent dropped calls or poor signal reception. more
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