Intel Corp and Nomad install WiMAX technology on Caltrain light-rail
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WiMAX technology from chip manufacturer Intel Corp and Nomad Digital Ltd, has been installed on a Caltrain light-rail vehicle in Silicon Valley in the US, to allow laptop users access to the Internet and e-mail.
The train, which is reportedly the first mass-transit train in the US, provided continuous high-speed Internet access this week, between Millbrae and Palo Alton stations. While testers from the two companies composed e-mail, watched streaming video and completed large file downloads at broadband speeds, the train reached speeds of 79 miles per hour. The train is linked to wireless base stations situated at the side of the track, with radios placed every few miles along the rail. The technology may also be used by Caltrain to monitor security cameras and train speeds.
Caltrain said the successful launch of WiMAX technology on this first train will enable the company to introduce the technology along the line, from Gilroy north, through San Jose, to San Francisco. Caltrain confirmed it does not intend to make extra charges for the service, which is expected to be available within two months.
Nomad, based in Hexham, in the UK, is working on wireless projects in China, South America and the Middle East and has already installed similar systems in the Netherlands and the UK.
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WiMAX technology from chip manufacturer Intel Corp and Nomad Digital Ltd, has been installed on a Caltrain light-rail vehicle in Silicon Valley in the US, to allow laptop users access to the Internet and e-mail.
The train, which is reportedly the first mass-transit train in the US, provided continuous high-speed Internet access this week, between Millbrae and Palo Alton stations. While testers from the two companies composed e-mail, watched streaming video and completed large file downloads at broadband speeds, the train reached speeds of 79 miles per hour. The train is linked to wireless base stations situated at the side of the track, with radios placed every few miles along the rail. The technology may also be used by Caltrain to monitor security cameras and train speeds.
Caltrain said the successful launch of WiMAX technology on this first train will enable the company to introduce the technology along the line, from Gilroy north, through San Jose, to San Francisco. Caltrain confirmed it does not intend to make extra charges for the service, which is expected to be available within two months.
Nomad, based in Hexham, in the UK, is working on wireless projects in China, South America and the Middle East and has already installed similar systems in the Netherlands and the UK.
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COPYRIGHT 2006 Gale Group
Bibliography for "Intel Corp and Nomad install WiMAX technology on Caltrain light-rail"
"Intel Corp and Nomad install WiMAX technology on Caltrain light-rail". Internet Business News. August 3, 2006. FindArticles.com. 23 Nov. 2006. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BNG/is_2006_August_3/ai_n16609450
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