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Wireless - Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Nomad = Boingo Wireless 4 Trains

nomad logo.gif Nomad has raised £8M in Series A funding led by Amadeus Capital Partners with T-Mobile Ventures. Nomad sell internet connectivity to train passengers. Nomad's WLAN system works by flooding rail cars with a wireless signal that allows passengers to connect to the internet via a control box located on the train.

Nomad claims to be the first company in UK to trial WiFi on board trains. Not sure how much they are charging, but because its Tmobile, you know they gauge you.

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So a Guy On Train Was Surfing the Internet

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