NOMAD Digital, a specialist provider of transport focused connectivity solutions, has teamed up with Eurostar, which operates a high speed rail link between the UK and mainland Europe, to deploy a new onboard wireless internet access ( Wi-Fi ) service for their passengers'.

The move is part of Eurostar's three-year £700 million investment and upgrade of its existing fleet. As a result the new Wi-Fi connectivity should surface between 2013 and 2014, just as the new and refurbished trains begin to enter service.

Passengers will also be able to view and/or download multilingual pre-loaded entertainment and travel information (described as "infotainment" by NOMAD) to their devices.


The service promises a high speed broadband connection to the internet at all times throughout the journey and should keep Eurostar up to speed with similar developments by rival train operators.