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Vodafone Turns On 5G At Birmingham Train Station
But will it make the trains run on time? Birmingham New Street become first train station to trial 5G network
Government’s Free Train Wi-Fi Project Has ‘No Mandatory Cybersecurity Guidelines’
FoI request shows train operators that apply for £50m free wi-fi fund will be left to their own devices when it comes to cyberscurity
Intel And GE Turn Trains Into Core i7 Powered ‘Superbrain’ Mobile Data Centres
The two companies are creating what they call mobile data centres in trains
KCOM Builds Cloud Ticketing And Revenue Systems For UK Railways
KCOM will build common IT systems based on AWS for train operators to manage reservations, tickets and revenue sharing
Virgin Trains Beam App Offers On-Board Wi-Fi Entertainment
Passengers on East Coast and West Coast main lines can access content on their devices with Virgin Trains beam app for iOS and Android
Rail Passengers Would Accept Fare Increase For Better Mobile Coverage
Department for Transport report claims business travellers and commuters would pay up for a fifth more if they could get better 4G on board
Free Wi-Fi Available On Half Of All South West Trains
South West Trains expands free Wi-Fi to cover even more services from the capital to south west England
EE 4G Upgrade To Boost Chiltern Railways On-Board Wi-Fi
Trackside EE 4G network will offer "continuous coverage" to business travellers
M-Tickets Could Spell The End For Paper Train Tickets
Proposals to introduce ‘m-tickets’ could allow for mobile and smartcard ticket travel across the UK
Will Railway Mobile Coverage Affect Your Christmas Getaway?
BLOG: Mobile coverage can make journeys seem a lot quicker, but can new data show if it will affect your journey this Christmas?
All Aboard! HackTrain Event Aims To Use Data To Solve Rail Industry’s Problems
Teams of developers and designers on a weekend train journey will work on innovative railway projects to improve the rail travel experience
Huawei And Alstom Hold 4G LTE Railway Signal System Trials
Huawei and Alstom says French trials pave the way for LTE to make train operators more efficient
Train Signalling Upgrade Triggers Security Worries
Could hackers gain access to modern rail signalling equipment and cause serious crashes?
East Coast Trains To Get £2.2m Wi-Fi Upgrade
East Coast Trains says Wi-Fi is why business travellers use rail rather than car or plane
Government To Improve Railway Mobile Reception By 2015
Government wants to improve mobile reception on trains
Ofcom Paves Way For Satellite Wi-Fi On UK Aircraft
Ofcom wants to make it easier to deliver satellite Wi-Fi to planes, trains and ships
Google Maps Adds UK Railway Timetables
Google Maps has teamed up with thetrainline.com to help users plan their journeys around the UK
O2 Wins Network Rail Contract
O2 Unify has won a contract to upgrade and replace the Cisco networking infrastructure belonging to Network Rail