Broadband Internet access on board high-speed trains

The ESA website has announced that from 2008 broadband Internet access will be available on board high-speed trains combining satellite and mobile telephone data technologies with wireless networks:

The consortium, lead by Nokia Siemens Networks, will combine satellite and mobile telephone data technologies with wireless networks similar to WiFi hotspots to provide a continuous Internet connection on board trains travelling across national borders at speeds of 300 km/h. The service is expected to be fully operational by 2008...

...In 2005, as part of the ESA-sponsored project, 21Net designed, built and trialled a Wi-Fi (wireless local network) access system for use on trains, with the capability to support broadband Internet access and the delivery of local multimedia content such as short films and up-to-the minute news.

Read in full - 'True broadband Internet access on board high-speed trains available in 2008'

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