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Heathrow Express gets Wi-Fi
Posted by: eusty on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 01:24 PM
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T-Mobile will be giving customers on-board wireless broadband access on
Heathrow Express trains.
Users will be able to connect to the service via a WiMax backhaul, which
claims greater range than standard Wi-Fi (802.11x) signals, with fixed repeaters
anong the section of the line. This is similar to other Wi-Fi installations on
previous installations of Wi-Fi, such as
Virgin's
and that of
GNER.
"We are constantly looking for ways to enhance our customers' journeys
and this is another innovation designed to make using our service as
convenient and seamless as possible,"
"We know that our customers will appreciate having continual web and email
access during their journey just as they appreciate the speed and
frequency of our services." |
| Brian Raven, MD, Heathrow Express |
The project should come online in early 2007 and will allow T-Mobile Wi-Fi
users to move seamlessly between Heathrow and London. As the journey time is
only 15 minutes access not expected to be purchased separately, but as part of
the standard Wi-Fi service costing £5 for one hour.
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