Train WiFi in the UK will receive a major boost under soon to be announced government plans. Over 1,400 trains across the country will be provided with fast/reliable connectivity. Minister Heidi Alexander is expected to reveal the details this summer... traincomms.com/#content2b

New technology will be introduced on mainline UK train services. This follows pilot schemes using LEO satellite connectivity involving 3 rail companies. It will now be rolled out with the state investing £57m. See this year's Traincomms Conference: traincomms.com/#content2b

Train WiFi in the UK will receive a major boost under soon to be announced government plans. Over 1,400 trains across the country will be provided with faster and more reliable connectivity. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to reveal the details later this summer.

Kazakhstan will be the latest country to trial satellite-delivered WiFi on trains. KTZ will follow Brightline, ScotRail and Lithuanian Railways in adopting satellite use satellite. Other train companies, such as SNCF and Deutsche Bahn are mulling similar Traincomms.com

National Train Operator Sees WiFi Window of Opportunity - Finnish state train company, VR, is making an effort to improve its on-board WiFi service. The company says it will alter all windows in a transparent bid to boost reception from cell-towers ... Traincomms.com

It’s as if it was announced just in time for this year’s Traincomms Conference (it wasn’t), the differing standards of on-board WiFi across Europe have been measured by Ookla Speedtest®. And some countries have got more to crow about than others… Traincomms.com

Reports comparing on-train WiFi services are like buses, you wait ages for one and then two come along at once. The latest data-set, comes from Uswitch broadband and is shows how travellers feel about the WiFi offered by UK train companies Traincomms.com.

Traincomms 2025 (Traincomms.com ) is fast approaching… Don’t delay, only a handful of tickets left! Discuss the changes in train comms, as investment in trackside networks is challenged by train operators trialling LEO satellite-delivered broadband to trains.

Great article in the Times about the benefits of on-train WiFi by @ojngill ... It's all here thetimes.com/business-money/… For further discussion ... Traincomms.com - the WiFi on Trains Conference, in London (SNCF, DB, SBB, Amtrak, Indian Railways, Trenitalia etc present).

This is Project Reach which Network Rail has been working on for years (it published its original call for competition in April 2021) but here we have, again, the transport secretary jumping in at the last minute to claim the credit.

At Avanti West Coast, our window etching trial boosted mobile data throughput by up to 300% — using existing mobile networks. That benefit still applies with Project Reach. A modest investment in train improvements could have huge national impact. linkedin.com/posts/alexander…

Project Reach aims to tackle mobile dead zones on rail network thinkbroadband.com/news/proj…

Say goodbye to mobile signal black spots - Britain’s railway connectivity is set for a major step forward. 📱 🤝 Project Reach will transform mobile connectivity across Britain and improve your journeys: ➡️ networkrailmediacentre.co.uk… #4G #5G #SmartRail @transportgovuk

More Details on UK Plan to Eliminate Train Not-Spots More information has been revealed on the UK government’s plan to eliminate so-called “not-spots” along some of the country’s main train lines ... traincomms.com/news_detail.c…

The rugged moorland and rolling spaces along Scotland’s Far North Line – form an unlikely backdrop for a technology world first. But, a partnership between Elon Musk’s Starlink, Scotrail and Bathgate-based Clarus Networks is delivering exactly that... traincomms.com/news_detail.c…

S.E. Robinson, Jr. @SERobinsonJr NEWS: Clarus Networks Group has announced they offer a fully certified Starlink service for trains. In partnership with ScotRail and supported by the Scottish Futures Trust, Clarus will soon deploy Starlink on Scotland’s Far North Line, equipping Class 158 trains to address long-standing connectivity challenges in the Scottish Highlands. Working with Starlink and industry regulators, Clarus has certified Starlink to rigorous rail standards- EN50155, EN50121, and EN45545- ensuring a high-throughput service tailored specifically for rail applications.. 11/14/2024

As brilliantly presented by Robert Gardiner of Scottish Futures at last week's global, annual Traincomms Conference (Traincoms.com )

Double first for Scotland ...

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet to connect ScotRail Highland trains scotsman.com/news/transport/…

#Starlink Brings High-Speed Internet to ScotRail Trains driveteslacanada.ca/news/sta…