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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]
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]
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... [24 Apr 2007]
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... [09 Sep 2003]
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... [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]
£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]
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... [13 Dec 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. [20 Mar 2007]
£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]
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... [27 Apr 2007]
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]
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]
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]
