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Tags: nottingham, wifi, bus

By Julian Goldsmith

Published: 19 May 2008 11:35 GMT

Independent bus operator Trent Barton has equipped eight of its 270 fleet of coaches with a free wi-fi service for commuters.

The buses, which are used to ferry commuters from Nottingham to Derby have been fitted with a wi-fi hub supplied by Moovera Networks to deliver 3.6Mbps connectivity over Vodafone's High Speed Packet Access 3G network.

The service, which is free to commuters, piggybacks on an Ethernet in-bus network used to support CCTV, telematics and remote GPS fleet monitoring.

Trent Barton commercial manager Mark Greesley said in a statement: "By putting wi-fi hotspots on our vehicles we're offering passengers a way to make the most of the 40-minute journey. The service offers us not only the managed wi-fi service but the ability in the future to connect other systems such as ticketing and security over the internet to our operations centre."

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