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Passengers menaced by in-flight mobile comms.
Talkback Broadband with a ban on any voice communications would be a great way of passing time on a long haul flight and should provide a sufficient way for those, who feel they must or are just congenital mobile phone users, to keep in touch without...
[April 6, 2009, 9:06]
RFID to track airport passengers
News A new RFID tag has been designed and its inventors claim it could improve airport security by tracking passengers as they mingle in the departure lounge. Brennan said Optag has been designed to improve airport security, with the ability to track...
[October 16, 2006, 9:50]
US to create 'risk assessments' of air passengers
News The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented a data-mining scheme for all passengers travelling to the US, including travellers from the European Union. However, DHS has admitted that innocent passengers may not even be aware that...
[December 5, 2006, 11:45]
Your Goals: Delight Passengers and Increase Efficiency
White Papers How does the modern airline keep passengers happy? Agents can use it to speed passengers through the system. One way is by raising the efficiency of its operations. This benefits the customer by reducing wait-times, decreasing costs, and reducing...
[March 27, 2009, 1:10]
Rail passengers to get free on-board Wi-Fi
News Rail passengers on the London to Scotland east-coast mainline will get free Wi-Fi as part of National Express' £1.4bn winning bid to run the franchise. GNER completed the £3.2m installation of Wi-Fi broadband connectivity on all 41 of its east...
[August 15, 2007, 8:43]
RFID to track airport passengers
Talkback Maybe they should tag luggage so it's loaded onto the same plane as the passenger?
[October 17, 2006, 17:35]
RFID to track airport passengers
Talkback What a useless use for such a technology. I'd like someone to prove me that this improves my security. I don't think at all. This is just for making some experiments on people, like animals.
[October 16, 2006, 21:41]
Wi-Fi sends train passengers rushing to first class
News GNER's trial of high-speed wireless networks on selected trains has proved popular with mobile business workers, according to early figures released by the railway operator this week. Icomera, the company supplying the Wi-Fi service to GNER...
[September 21, 2004, 9:10]
HP Integrity Servers Help Keep Planes and Passengers in the Air
White Papers Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH (LTL) supplies Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services to 450 airlines worldwide. Its heterogeneous server environment delivered low performance and high maintenance costs and also had availability and...
[December 13, 2006, 0:00]
Singapore bus passengers get wireless
News Singapore's SBS Transit has introduced wireless internet connectivity for commuters using the country's public transport system. The public bus service provider said since July, a bus on its 175 service has been equipped with the wireless internet...
[September 3, 2009, 13:19]
Lufthansa pilots in-flight broadband
News With the service, passengers can wirelessly access email and the Web through a network set up on the plane. Passengers will also be able to plug their laptops into outlets at every seat, according to an airline employee.
[May 19, 2004, 16:40]
Singapore cabs catch Web fever
News By the end of the year, taxi passengers in Singapore will be able to surf the Web, check their email, access mapping and routing information, and even manage their stock portfolios online -- all from the back of a cab.
[June 19, 2001, 10:15]
Singapore Airlines takes Wi-Fi in-flight
News The Asian airline announced on Tuesday that it has signed a letter of intent with Boeing's wireless technology unit to give passengers access to a broadband connection on some of its long-haul flights next year.
[November 12, 2003, 12:30]
Virgin takes Wi-Fi up the west coast
News Passengers on Virgin trains should be able to get limited high-speed wireless Internet access in their carriage by the end of this year, as the race to Wi-Fi enable the UK's railways heats up. These networks will extend to the track, so passengers...
[August 19, 2003, 9:39]
Wireless devices set to take flight
News Airline passengers may no longer have to switch off their wireless devices while in flight, if the Consumer Electronics Association has its way. In these and similar cases, we expect it will be useful for airline passengers and others to know and...
[July 2, 2004, 10:35]
Laptops threatened with plane ban
News Concerns over the safety of Ultrawideband (UWB) could see aeroplane passengers banned from using laptop computers while onboard a flight. A Civil Aviation Authority spokeswoman told ZDNet UK News that it could ban passengers from using laptops in...
[September 2, 2002, 12:21]
Text messaging takes to the skies
News Airline passengers may soon be able to send and receive text messages in midflight. But instead of their own mobile phones, passengers will have to use the in-seat telephone handset or seatback entertainment console to send and receive SMS messages...
[September 17, 2003, 11:25]
T-Mobile uses WiMax for train Wi-Fi
News T-Mobile is using WiMax to underpin a service that will provide high-speed wireless connectivity to passengers on board trains. WiMax gives T-Mobile a two-way connection of up to 32Mbps, which should be enough to support a large number of...
[February 16, 2005, 16:55]
IPTV takes off on planes with GSM to follow
News The world's first IPTV service was launched on Singapore Airlines flights on Saturday, bringing four television channels passengers over the planes' wireless IP network. OnAir said the system will let passengers use their mobile phones during...
[July 12, 2005, 11:25]
GNER on track for wireless broadband
News Train operator GNER is planning a groundbreaking on-board wireless broadband access service for passengers using its east coast line. With the rail industry still struggling after the Hatfield rail disaster, operators are desperate to offer unique...
[August 11, 2003, 12:25]
