A few weeks ago Renfe (Spanish train operator) launched their onboard entertainment platform for high speed trains called PlayRenfe. They have taken onboard Wi-Fi for passengers a huge step further with this platform that allows travelers to connect to a fast train’s Wireless LAN, using their own devices; tablets, PC’s, or Smart phones. Once connected passengers can watch films, series, read...
As Advanced LTE becomes more of a day to day reality, industry is quickly moving towards the next mobile generation, 5G technology, which will bring important improvements in terms reduced latency, increased reliability and higher throughput. The automotive industry is one of the industrial sectors that is looking into 5G very seriously to bring in changes of all types related to their industry....
The mobile market continues to have spectacular growth figures and it is forecasted that upward trend continues throughout the next few years. Not only on a head count where we can safely say that over half of the world’s population has a mobile subscription, but also on the amount of SIM connections used for machine-to-machine (M2M), especially with the huge spread of IoT to date and even more...
Surfing on the Internet a few weeks ago, I came across what I considered to be a very interesting article. An English University is setting up an innovation center for 5G technology. They have even constructed a dedicated building for 5G investigation. So is 5G still at a totally academic stage? I would say no, because if we carry on surfing the web, it is clear that there is a lot more...
GSM Railway (commonly known as GSM-R) is an “international” Wireless communication standard for railways that allows communication in this environment. Indeed it was a system that was developed for Europe, but due to its success it has been deployed in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa. It is the network that has enabled trains and control centers to communicate with each other for well over...
Wi-Fi has been one of the technologies that has increased most in the last years, especially due to the large spread of mobile devices. From laptop PC’s to tablets or smart phones, wi-fi is being used by companies internally to improve their work processes, but also many companies (especially service companies) offer their clients Wi-Fi, as an added value service. Indeed keeping clients...
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