German Collaboration Explores Faster Internet on Trains
Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s four major carriers and other companies are partnering on a venture seeking high-speed Wi-Fi on trains, Ericsson said Thursday. Those participating in the GINT XT project are providers Deutsche Telekom, 1&1, O2 Telefonica and Vodafone; Vantage Towers; infrastructure manager Regio Infra Nord-Ost; the German Aerospace Center; and Ericsson as the 5G network technology provider.
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GINT XT "will conduct field-tests in Germany’s first gigabit test track along a 12-kilometer route in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania,” Ericsson said. “The project builds on the success of the previous GINT initiative intending to make uninterrupted gigabit-capable connectivity a reality for rail passengers.”