New Jersey Trains to get WiFi
(02/09/2010, BWCS Staff)
US East Coast train company NJ Transit is preparing to launch a tender to provide WiFi access on all of its trains and stations. The agency said yesterday that it is poised to start the process of signing up a supplier to provide on-board and on-platform WiFi services to cover the dozen rail lines and 165 stations that it operates across the state. Despite Internet connections being available on Amtrak's prestigious Acela trains in the north east corner of the US, WiFi access is rare on commuter trains in North America. NJ Transit plans to be one of the first to offer metro train users the ... ... more
Orange Makes Mobile Conversations Easier to Hear
(02/09/2010, BWCS Staff)
French-owned mobile operator Orange has become the first UK company to launch so-called High Definition voice services. The new system, which is said to improve phone calls by filtering out background noise and "hissing", is designed to provide the caller with a "crystal clear" sound. Orange also claims that the technology can "eliminate the perceived distance between callers, making it easier to hear the emotions in people's voices". The service will initially work only on the Orange 3G network between HD-enabled handsets.The service has already been rolled out ... ... more
Another UK Train Operator to Launch WiFi On-Board
(01/09/2010, BWCS Staff)
East Midlands Trains is to become the latest UK rail operator to provide its passengers with on-board WiFi access. The rail company said it will launch the service on its London-Sheffield trains and on the so-called Robin Hood route from London to Nottingham. The connections will be supplied by multiple mobile connections direct to the train. The train company, which will begin supplying WiFi connections from the 5th of this month, said it plans to offer internet access for free to begin with. However once an unspecified trial period is over, East Midlands Trains said it plans to charge ... ... more
Nomad Wins Train Monitoring Contract
(01/09/2010, BWCS Staff)
On-board WiFi service supplier Nomad Digital has announced it has won a contract to work with Alstom on supplying a new remote condition based monitoring system to trains on Southeastern's rail Network in the UK. The deal covers the design, supply and installation of the new system for the Alstom Class 465/2, 465/9 and Class 466 trains. In total this will mean 93 units will be installed. Train manufacturer Alstom will deploy its new data acquisition units (DAU) to monitor various train systems and Nomad will provide the communications and data management services. Software company Nexala will ... ... more
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