RaySat Makes Two-Way Internet Via Satellite From High-Speed Trains A Reality

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EagleRay Brings Internet To High-Speed Trains

Three TGVs at Montparnasse station, France. Photo by John Hurst, Monash University/ Information Technology.

Vienna VA (SPX) Dec 01, 2004
RaySat's new EagleRay satellite antenna system will soon bring broadband via satellite to high-speed passenger trains.

With RaySat's EagleRay 5.5 inch high antenna, train passengers will be able to take advantage of two-way satellite always-on capability, such as sending and receiving e-mail and browsing the Internet over their laptop computers and PDAs while traveling by high-speed trains.

RaySat is introducing its EagleRay antenna technology at Europe's Railway Interiors Expo 2004 taking place in Cologne, Germany Nov.30 - Dec. 2.

In addition, train operators and system integrators will be able to perform functions that only two-way, high-speed Internet capability allows. They will be able to offer services such as online ticket sales and real time position, status and timetable information.

They will be able to conduct business functions, such as monitoring security and point of sale information for food and beverage concessions.

"Our newest breakthrough product makes travel time productive for business passengers on trains and gives train operators more real-time information services and capabilities than ever before," said Dvir Ben-Aroya, director of European business development & sales at RaySat.

"We are truly revolutionizing the industry with our long list of leading products and technology."

Currently RaySat's heavy-duty TorpedoRay product line is the only commercially available satellite solution for high-speed Internet and live satellite television on moving trains in Europe.

The sleeker EagleRay, based on RaySat's StingRay platform, a 5.5 inch high antenna, will provide two-way, uninterrupted communication via satellite technology, which is superior to existing cellular capability as a return channel.

RaySat's EagleRay will capture a satellite signal and a WLAN inside the cabin will provide internal two-way communication for passengers using a portable computer or PDA.

EagleRay's trials will start in Q1 - Q2 of 2005 and the product will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2005.

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