| Paris Metro firm to run Wi-Fi buses
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25 Sep 04 |
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(Sourc: register) Wireless
Internet access will soon move beyond railways and onto the roads if RATP,
the company which runs the Paris Metro and the capital’s bus
services, has its way.
The organisation will next week show off a Wi-Fi enabled bus at the
Paris-hosted Public Transport Exhibition 2004. It will also launch a public
trial of the technology, on the number 38 bus, which runs between North and
South Paris. Buses on the route have already been equipped with Wi-Fi, RATP
said. Travellers will be able to connect their (suitably equipped) PDAs and
notebooks with the bus’ on-board access point. However, Internet
connectivity is only provided at Wi-Fi speeds when the vehicle passes
within range of a fixed hotspot - at a major terminus, for example. For the
rest of the journey, connectivity is maintained through a GPRS link. link
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