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London still wi-fi king of the world

News And Heathrow was the fourth most popular airport in the world for wi-fi usage. And if more rail operators follow the example of National Express, which offers free wi-fi on the UK's East Coast Main Line, this will surely be the case.

Tags: wi-fi, business traveller, hotspots, region

[14 Mar 2008]

Photos of the year

Photo Plus, saw how the Heathrow Express trains running between the airport and Paddington are now kitted out with a wi-fi service. 2007 has seen a bumper crop of top tech photos from silicon.com, including the Apple iPod and iPhone launches, solar...

Tags: photos, microsoft, car, google

[13 Dec 2007]

Avis revs up mobile wi-fi hotspots

News Wi-fi on the move has been in the news on this side of the pond too - all Heathrow Express trains have now been wi-fi enabled. Rent-a-car company Avis is rolling out portable wi-fi hotspots to give motorists broadband connectivity on the move.

Tags: wi-fi, avis

[23 May 2007]

Virgin trains kitted out with mobile signal boosters

News That testing is being carried out by Nomad Digital, which has already rolled out a similar service on Southern Trains' London-to-Brighton route and the Heathrow Express. Virgin's cross-country trains are being fitted with equipment that will boost...

Tags: trains, orange, virgin

[16 May 2007]

CIO Essentials: Web 2.0 hype, Google and wi-fi risks

News Wi-fi is hot, hot, hot at the moment - just last week it became available for strollers and al-fresco picnickers in the City of London and for Express train travellers to Heathrow, eager to browse the web and connect via VPN to the office for the...

Tags: hachette filipacchi, nicholas bellenberg, cio essentials

[01 May 2007]

Photos of the month: April 2007

Photo Above, a traveller on his way to the airport accesses the wi-fi now available on all Heathrow Express trains running to and from Paddington. This month's photo stories have featured some cutting-edge tech innovations - including driverless cars and...

Tags: wi-fi, india, cars, photos

[27 Apr 2007]

Heathrow Express rolls out 2Mbps wi-fi

News All Heathrow Express trains have been wi-fi-enabled to provide passengers with broadband speeds of up to 2Mbps for the 15 to 20 minute journey. Bandwidths of more than 2Mbps are not necessary for the simple email and internet applications most...

Tags: wi-fi, heathrow express

[24 Apr 2007]

Photos: How Heathrow Express does wi-fi

Photo All Heathrow Express trains have been wi-fi-enabled, providing broadband access to passengers for the entire journey which lasts about 15 to 20 minutes. Brian Raven, managing director at Heathrow Express, said people may ask why it is necessary to...

Tags: wi-fi, heathrow express

[24 Apr 2007]

Oxford commuters get wi-fi boost

News Other business traveller favourites to have installed wi-fi for users include GNER, the Heathrow Express and Virgin Trains. The Oxford Tube will now offer coach commuters the chance to get online thanks to a wi-fi/3G connectivity combo.

Tags: oxford, coach, wi-fi

[23 Apr 2007]

From CIO to consultant: The first month

Comment In the past, I would book a cab from my house to Heathrow but that would cost £65 each way so it's the train into London, cab across town (it was Sunday) and Heathrow Express to the airport at less than half the price.

Tags: business travel, consultant, cio

[20 Mar 2007]

Editor's Blog: Free the wi-fi

Comment We see today that the Heathrow Express will offer wi-fi to its passengers by next year. That's a couple of minutes starting up your PC and getting online and entering your login details to T-Mobile's landing page, 10 minutes of web access as the...

Tags: citywide wi-fi, blanket wi-fi, in-flight wi-fi, hotel

[07 Nov 2006]

Heathrow Express to get connected with wi-fi

News All Heathrow Express trains will be wi-fi enabled by early 2007, providing broadband access to passengers for the entire journey. This pass can be used on the Heathrow Express or at more than 200 T-Mobile hotspot locations within London.

Tags: wifi, heathrow express, wi-fi, heathrow

[07 Nov 2006]

Heathrow's high-tech Terminal 5 prepares for take off

News So far, along with building the bulk of the 400m-long main terminal (T5A), 7,000 on-site staff have diverted two rivers, bored 13.5km of tunnels and laid four train tracks for the Piccadilly Tube line and Heathrow Express.

Tags: heathrow express, heathrow

[20 Feb 2006]

Anti-terror scanning tech tested on London commuters

News The four-week trial, announced by the government last year following the 7 July suicide bomb attacks in London, will involve passengers using the Heathrow Express rail link from the airport to Paddington station and will be voluntary.

Tags: scanners, heathrow express

[11 Jan 2006]

Body scanners to check UK rail passengers for bombs

News The first trial will be at London's Paddington station for passengers using the Heathrow Express rail link who will have to pass through a body scanner and put their luggage through an x-ray machine. Airport-style scanning technology and x-ray...

Tags: scanners, department for transport

[31 Oct 2005]

Why the punishment doesn't fit the high-tech crime

Comment The nine-year jail sentence today for the IT expert who masterminded a £2m credit card fraud from passengers who bought tickets for London's Heathrow Express rail link contrasts sharply with recent sentences seen for virus writers and software...

Tags: sentencing, virus writer, sunil, heathrow express

[09 Sep 2003]

£2m card fraud IT man gets nine years

£2m card fraud IT man gets nine years

News An IT worker who admitted downloading the details of credit cards used by passengers to buy tickets for London's Heathrow Express rail link has been jailed today for nine years. Sunil Mahtani, 26, from Watford had pleaded guilty to copying the card...

[09 Sep 2003]

£2m credit card fraud masterminded by IT worker

£2m credit card fraud masterminded by IT worker

News The UK's largest ever credit card fraud was masterminded by an IT expert who downloaded details of cards used by passengers to purchase tickets for London's Heathrow Express rail link. He worked in IT for Checkline Plc, which processed card...

Tags: masterminded, credit card fraud, crown court, sunil mahtani

[08 Sep 2003]

Wi-Fi comes to the Holiday Inn

Wi-Fi comes to the Holiday Inn

News Wi-Fi specialist Megabeam has signed a deal with BDL Hotels, the hospitality franchise company, which will see it install hotspots at various hotels including Holiday Inn London Heathrow, the Express at London Luton Airport, Holiday Inn Docklands...

[03 Dec 2002]

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