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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. [14 Mar 2008]
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. [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... [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... [01 May 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... [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. [23 Apr 2007]
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. [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. [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. [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... [31 Oct 2005]
£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
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... [08 Sep 2003]
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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