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Paper-free train tickets on track
News South West Trains will start running a smart ticketing system from February next year, followed by CrossCountry trains and London Midland, Intercity and East Midlands Trains in 2010. Jeremy Acklam, business development director at TheTrainLine... [04 Jun 2008]
Photos: Road testing wi-fi at 320kmph
Photo French train operator SNCF is running a trial of a wi-fi internet service onboard three TGV trains that travel eastbound from Paris via the Gare de l'Est station. TGV passengers on the wi-fi-equipped trains can use the onboard internet service for... [28 Mar 2008]
High speed TGV trains get online
News TGV trains can travel at a top speed of 320kmph, making the rollout of a viable onboard wi-fi internet service a "world first", according to SNCF. Passengers on select high-speed TGV trains in France travelling eastbound from Paris at speeds of up... [26 Mar 2008]
London still wi-fi king of the world
News Railway stations and ferries also contributed to worldwide wi-fi growth, according to the index, with usage at the former rocketing 238 per cent.iPass said new wi-fi deployments on trains are likely to continue to fuel this growth. [14 Mar 2008]
silicon.com Classics: The iPod and BlackBerry lost property mountain
News Around 15,000 mobile phones and PDAs such as the BlackBerry are handed in each year after being left on tube trains and buses around the capital. Peeping Tom filter lets phones see through bikinis tips for better business travel [05 Mar 2008]
Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'
News T is for Trains Speaking in Barcelona on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress trade show, Svanberg said broadband benefits society in many ways - not least by the opportunities it opens up to reduce travel and shrink carbon footprints. [11 Feb 2008]
Vodafone cuts mobile broadband prices
News T is for Trains Business customers can expect more data for their pound - Vodafone said the monthly fair usage on its Mobile Broadband Business and Mobile Broadband Business Travel packages will rise from 3GB to 5GB. [01 Feb 2008]
Photos: How Heathrow Express does wi-fi
Photo Wallbridge told silicon.com there are many other applications for wi-fi enabled trains including using live CCTV to warn the driver of any problems within the train's carriages and providing up-to-date travel information to passengers via... [24 Apr 2007]
Connectivity blues ground business travellers
News Despite the seemingly unstoppable rise of wi-fi hotspots in coffee shops, airports, metropolitan areas and even on-board trains, the annual silicon.com Business Traveller Survey found the number of travellers who "sometimes" have difficulty... [29 Mar 2007]
Virgin Trains goes wi-fi
News David Ewart, communications manager for Virgin Trains, said the introduction of wi-fi is part of the company's 'most valuable travel time' campaign, which emphasises the value of productive travel time. [21 Sep 2006]
Radioactive: Today a jam, tomorrow the open road?
Comment Wi-fi in airports and 3G on trains are great news for getting on with work while travelling but they don't resolve the problem of endless travelling. The way that communications could have the biggest impact on business travel is not providing... [21 Jun 2006]
Business Traveller: Staying connected on planes, trains and automobiles
Comment While communications in trains and planes are focused on enabling business travellers to work more productively, the developments in in-car communications centre on getting drivers to their destinations more quickly. [02 Jun 2006]
Photos: The top 10 gadgets for business travellers
Photo Unlike using wi-fi, 3G data cards will give you internet connectivity just about anywhere you care to think of, even when there's no hotspot nearby - on trains, buses, even a park bench. Business travel isn't all about work - it's also about waiting. [26 May 2006]
Wi-fi trains arrive nine months early
News UK train operator GNER has announced that a project to equip all of its trains with wi-fi will be competed nine months ahead of schedule. The further rollout will see all of its rebuilt Mallard trains fully equipped for wireless internet access by... [31 Mar 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Back me up
Comment My laptop in particular is continually in and out of my bag, being vibrated on the floor, tables and luggage racks in cars, trains and planes. Because of the life I lead, the nature of my business and an extensive travel schedule, all my equipment... [01 Sep 2005]
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