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Friday, November 21, 2003High Speed Networks : Train Spotting Wi-Fi Style
 A high speed wireless hot-spot - GNER are presently trialling a mobile WI-FI technology that is set to change the face of 1st class rail travel on the East Coast main line between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross.In ecommnet's experience the myth of working on the train is just that; a myth, the network coverage of O2's GPRS wireless network is so poor that even collecting the odd email has been almost impossible. We were involved in the O2 beta test program for their XMAIL service, in principle an excellent concept. Being able to read one's exchange email on a pocket PC / XDA handset meant dumping the laptop on those long journeys from Newcastle to London, traveling light really making a difference to the fatigue value of a day trip to the 'smoke'.  GNER are advertising the service and suggesting that the use of VPN software will enable users to connect to the corporate network. The system is powered by satellite, and the problem will be to make standard IPSec VPN technology work over the high latency satellite bridge. In our experience this is not possible. There is however one VPN technology that will work in such an environment; that is SmartGate from V-One Sytems.Related Links Broadband boost for train travellers WI-FI Trial - The Time Table - Take Part posted by Robert Campbell 8:46 PM
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