How can you get internet on a train?
- by Ivan Petrushev
Hello,
There are some rail road companies offering an internet connection to their customers. How can they do it? What kind of internet connection can they have on board a moving vehicle?
Satellite connection? I think the train movement will displace a mounted dish and it also will have to be constantly moved around to find the satellite as the train makes turns. Speed isn't greater either.
GSM connection - EDGE, UMTS, CSD? 3G coverage often is not an option in rural areas where train goes. These kinds of technologies doesn't offer good speed.
WiMax? Wikipedia article on it says it could provide 40Mbps for long distances. Is that what they use mostly?
Some kind of power line internet carrier?