Will we see wlan on ICE trains?

Posted on January 6, 2009 under xn--omr06vg8k1ys.com edit

  • Hello dear FTer's,

    any idea if we will see wlan on ICE trains in the future. I am not an expert but it can't be that difficult. I heard that DB is already running some test this wlan. I know that I can use a Mobile UMTS Connect Card but is not such a great thing and you always have to deal with dead spots...

    So any insights? If DB would offer wlan I would use them more often than I do now. It would be a real enhancement.

    Cheers
    totti


  • Not an expert either, but here are my thoughts:

    I think it would be quite an endeavour to make it work, because you would need to have a stable connection from the moving train to the ground based towers or whereever the train gets the signal from. I might be wrong, but I'd assume that you'd need to build a fairly expensive infrastructure to cover most of the main tracks - since, as you mentioned the dead spots will still exist if you just use the mobile phone infrastructure.

    While I'd like to see it, I don't think it will happen anytime soon

    David
    At least they got it work in the air (Flynet) and I guess it is much easier to get it work on the ground. As Non-NonRev mentioned even tunnels and bridges can't be such a problem. But you may be right that the costs are just too high... :( At least they could offer it on the "Sprinter" trains and I still hope they will one day.


  • Not an expert either, but here are my thoughts:

    I think it would be quite an endeavour to make it work, because you would need to have a stable connection from the moving train to the ground based towers or whereever the train gets the signal from. I might be wrong, but I'd assume that you'd need to build a fairly expensive infrastructure to cover most of the main tracks - since, as you mentioned the dead spots will still exist if you just use the mobile phone infrastructure.

    While I'd like to see it, I don't think it will happen anytime soon

    David


  • I might be wrong, but I'd assume that you'd need to build a fairly expensive infrastructure to cover most of the main tracks - since, as you mentioned the dead spots will still exist if you just use the mobile phone infrastructure.Wouldn't a satellite-delivered connection alleviate these issues? Antennas inside tunnels or under bridges could be used to prevent the dropping of the connection (the negative side of this might be the cost, I suppose).


  • Wireless lan trials on Thalys (http://mobilitytoday.com/news/004750/iPAQ_Siemens_Wi-Fi%20broadband%20internet_high-speed%20train)


  • At least they got it work in the air (Flynet) and I guess it is much easier to get it work on the ground. As Non-NonRev mentioned even tunnels and bridges can't be such a problem. But you may be right that the costs are just too high... :( At least they could offer it on the "Sprinter" trains and I still hope they will one day.

    Actually, it should be much easier to have signal coverage in the air (using a satellite based system), since you don't have any trees, buildings, hills etc between you and the satellite.
    But after reading the Thalys article, I'm curious to learn more :)

    David


  • I believe some Thalys trains have been testing Wlan between Paris and Brussels.







    • #If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.#
    Your name:
    E-mail:
    Telphone:

    Your comments:


    If you have any other info about Will we see wlan on ICE trains? , Please add it free.