Oscar Wilde once wrote: “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.”
Nowadays, we all have something sensational at our fingertips constantly – if there’s Wi-Fi, there’s definitely something to read on the Internet. The most popular regional railroad in Austria – The Wiener Lokalbahn – is no exception. People want to stay connected. Here’s how Mikrotiks friends from Netzware Handels- und IT-Dienstleistungs GmbH transformed the Wiener Lokalbahn to satisfy this demand:
“Up to 35,000 passengers a day use the Wiener Lokalbahn for their journey to work, to their place of training, or in their leisure time. To make this journey even more attractive, Wiener Lokalbahnen tested the offer of free WLAN in four selected railcars from March 2016.
Technical equipment for the trains included LtAP LTE6 kits and R11e-2HnD interfaces, while stations were equipped with mANTBox 52 15s base stations.
Following the successful completion of the test phase, the project was launched in 2017. Since then, the train fleet has been successfully expanded to 30 trains and 8 stops. Passenger feedback has been very positive. Tests showed that the MikroTik components are highly available and perfectly suited for this purpose.”
LtAP LTE kit
- 2.4 GHz AP in a rugged case
- LTE installed in miniPCIe slot
- Second miniPCIe slot for expansions
- Three Mini SIM slots
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- Built-in GPS
- Many powering options (DC jack, PoE-in, automotive)
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