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.