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Train-Maker Signs On-Board WiFi Company
(12 Mar 2010, BWCS Staff)Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has signed up Nomad Digital to equip 50 new FLIRT electric trains with its high speed broadband communications systems. The new carriages are destined for Norway's national passenger rail company NSB. The deal is valued at around £1.5 million and, according to Nomad, will mark the first time that its technology will be an integral part of a new build.
UK train communications specialist Nomad already provides its solution to Norwegian train company Norges Statsbaner with services on its existing trains including passenger internet access and on-board entertainment. NSB says it will use the new kit help monitor energy usage, whilst Stadler will use it to keep support on-going maintenance. The train to shore link in Norway boasts a speed of up to 5Mbps and allows the moving train to switch between a number of different mobile operators. This combination is ideal for Norway with its fluctuating mobile network coverage and extensive tunnelled tracks, Nomad says.
NSB passengers are able to access a portal page for real time journey and key destination information. The portal also offers a sophisticated passenger information system, access to the internet, as well as entertainment such as films, games and music.
The 50 trains represent the largest purchase of new trains - to meet growing passenger numbers - ever made by NSB. Half the new trains will be used in the Oslo area for journey times of up to 90 minutes and the rest will be deployed in Southern Norway for journeys of up to three hours.
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