Movement – the mobile internet

Everyone knows that mobile internet start serious problem when it comes to true mobility. The trip by car or train will automatically terminate your access to the Internet. At least deprived, because theme of the Internet in transport – pretty promising. We decided to see what pitfalls can expect Internet users to transport, as well as what services are useful for the novice traveler. After all, the Internet certainly stops there.

As with all our life, the Internet has long been out of the premises and is now mobile.The very concept of mobile Internet means, above all, the ability to access the global network in motion. Automakers have long understood this trend, offering the buyer to choose not only the traditional “horse”, “liters per hundred” and “inches in the wheels, but also the various networking functions. Air carriers are also trying to pamper their passengers access to the Internet. And the railroad does not lag behind global trends.

However, the rate of introduction of high-speed Internet on transportation is still low: impact technical difficulties and high cost of equipment. So, if in the “pedestrian” mobile internet works without problems, then by car or train immediately begin “dancing with a tambourine.” For example, Peoplenet, familiar to all users of the wireless Internet can provide communication speeds up to 120 km / hour. Knowledgeable reader will object: “How is it possible, because the rate of propagation is such that the car will still seem fixed!”.

Movement - the Internet

Of course, the way it is, but even that, a small vehicle speed is different. If the explanation “on his fingers, then to your cell phone received a base station signal, it must know exactly its location in space. And because of the fact that the mobile phone is in a moving vehicle, he can move a little. The result – a mobile phone and sent to the base station information razminutsya, and on-screen handset will show the error in data transmission.

The railroad situation is even more difficult (maybe that’s why all the mobile operators are trying to cover the highways, “hammering” on the railroad). The fact that the railcar is too thick metal casing and impenetrable to radio waves. Even the glass windows, and those covered by a thin layer of metal to improve thermal insulation. Studies have shown that inside the car phone immediately loses 1.2 “sticks” a signal that the traffic conditions and complex coverage means no connection.

Nevertheless, Europeans and Russians for several years may ride on the train and use the Internet. Ukrainian Railways has decided not to lag behind the Euro-2012 to bestow their passengers Internet. Initiative, of course, laudable, but more detailed analysis of the doubts in the implementation, at least in the stated period.

First, the desire to Internet rating railroad offered only Ukrtelecom, who works in the standard UMTS, so the base stations along the railway will have to raise even more than the sleepers on the tracks, or to equip each car of a train femtocells. According to preliminary estimates, the entire project will result in a $ 35 million too much for one company.

However, even though most of the cost of implementing the Internet, all potential users are faced with a clear but strongly interferes with the issue. Remember how many conventional outlets for 220 falls on the car? Their number can be counted on one hand, while passengers in the car – not a dozen. Of course, modern laptops provide 5-8 hours battery life, but in life everything happens, and it would be that the plug is not the only one on the whole car, and at least one on the coupe.

In conclusion, we note that even progressive Europe provides Internet access only the most popular routes. While the Ukrainian railway only begin with the popular routes, providing internet every train. We can only hope that a good initiative will not only loud press release, and really bring happiness to all travelers access to the network.