On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 11:48:51 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 10:16:19 on Wed, 3 Aug
2016, d remarked:
Out of interest, does anyone know how the uplink in train wifi is done in
the
UK? Does it use the cellular network or is it a proprietary radio system?

It's a mixture of satellite and HSDPA mobile. Coverage can be very

Satellite on a moving train? Doesn't sound like a reliable system with the
train rocking and bouncing and changing direction all the time plus buildings
getting in the way. I know its used on aircraft but turbulence aside the body
pitching and rolling is generally fairly slow.

https://artes-apps.esa.int/sites/def...A%20ARTES%20Wo
rkshop%20Broadband%20to%20Trains.pdf?

Interesting. That new phased array certainly makes more sense on a moving train
than a physically steered dish IMO.

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Spud