Children travelling to and from Schools in Birmingham via The Green Bus Company buses will now be able to hook up their portable games consoles, phones and laptops during the journey for free wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet access.

The service itself, which actually launched late last year, has so far proven very popular with 50% of bus commuters spending over 20 minutes online during their journey and 25% have accessed the service more than five times:


The technology used is based off Icomera's Moovbox service, which mixes 3G Mobile Broadband technology with Wi-Fi to deliver speeds of 'up to' 2Mbps. It’s certainly a far cry from my day, when a bus trip to School would more than often feel like a long drawn out trip on your way to inevitable peril.