The Sweden-based Icomera, a provider of cellular broadband gateways, has announced that UK-based Excel Passenger Logistics has selected its Mobile Broadband Gateway to provide Wi-Fi (wireless broadband) connectivity and GPS tracking on buses and coaches serving British airports.
Passengers travelling on Excel ground transport connections to Stansted, Liverpool and Manchester airports will benefit from free Hotspot Internet access at broadband speeds up to several megabits per second (Mbps).
To date all five major UK transport operators – Stagecoach, Arriva, FirstGroup, National Express and Go-Ahead – have deployed Icomera-based Internet systems on key routes favoured by commuters.
With the proliferation of Wi-Fi enabled portable devices such as the iPhone, free on-board wireless broadband is rapidly becoming expected by passengers, especially on commuter routes and inter-city transport services.
Passengers travelling on Excel ground transport connections to Stansted, Liverpool and Manchester airports will benefit from free Hotspot Internet access at broadband speeds up to several megabits per second (Mbps).
Graham Hayden, Managing Director at Excel Passenger Logistics, said:
"We want passengers to enjoy the very highest level of service and the installation of free Wi-Fi on our fleet is a major part of our offering. For international passengers, the presence of free Wi-Fi avoids expensive data roaming fees that make using 3G connections aboard so unattractive."
"We want passengers to enjoy the very highest level of service and the installation of free Wi-Fi on our fleet is a major part of our offering. For international passengers, the presence of free Wi-Fi avoids expensive data roaming fees that make using 3G connections aboard so unattractive."
To date all five major UK transport operators – Stagecoach, Arriva, FirstGroup, National Express and Go-Ahead – have deployed Icomera-based Internet systems on key routes favoured by commuters.
With the proliferation of Wi-Fi enabled portable devices such as the iPhone, free on-board wireless broadband is rapidly becoming expected by passengers, especially on commuter routes and inter-city transport services.
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