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Users of California’s Bay Area Rapit Transit’s Wi-Fi Rail service achieved average speeds of about 15 Mbps on trains traveling up to 65 mph in a 2.6-mile test area around Hayward, California. These are impressive results, considering that the tests included tunnels, as well as above ground terrain.

In announcing its success, WiFi Rail said its tests “included streaming live video from onboard train cameras while simultaneously watching five Internet video feeds, video conferencing, VoIP phone calls, and downloading multi-meg files.…

Bus riders in California’s Bay Area now have Internet access on 78 buses. It’s first large-scale free Wi-Fi service in the area.Bus riders in California’s Bay Area now have Internet access on 78 buses. It’s first large-scale free Wi-Fi service in the area.

Commuter rail lines in California have been experimenting with providing Wi-Fi service to travelers but this is the first service being offered on buses.

AT&T operates the system which was deployed with a $340,000 grant from the Alameda County…