NewsIsrael Awards WiFi on Trains Contract(31 Jan 2012, BWCS Staff)Israel Railways has today announced today that Motorola Solutions has won the recent tender to provide Internet services on board all of its trains. The train company runs eight different main lines across the country and is currently involved in the controversial construction of a high-speed rail link between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. According to the tender terms, by this March a pilot will be in operation at the Tel Aviv Central and Tel Aviv University stations, and on two double-decker trains, with the possibility of extending the pilot to six further trains. The project ...... Tube WiFi Contract Coming Soon(25 Jan 2012, BWCS Staff)The winning bidder for the contract to put WiFi on the London Underground, or at least on its platforms, will now be announced in “early Spring”. The tender was due to be awarded by the end of last year, but Transport for London (TfL) said it is still in the final stages of the process. The winning supplier will be asked to roll out WiFi coverage to around 120 Tube stations across London, in time for the Olympics. However, there is, as yet, no mention of installing the service on-board trains. Speaking to the Guardian newspaper today, Gareth Powell, director of strategy ...... |