Dubai Light-Railway Opens with Wi-Fi Coverage

The new Dubai metro railway has been fitted out with Wi-Fi coverage by local telecoms operator, Du, in partnership with UK-based Nomad Digital. Nomad has deployed part of the metro's Wi-Fi network, which provides broadband connectivity to all trains and stations on the automated light-rail network.

"The Dubai Metro project has been a particularly exciting initiative for Nomad, reinforcing our position as a global market leader in transportation mobile services," said Dr Nigel Wallbridge, Chairman, Nomad Digital. "Both du and its client, the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, demanded the highest standards of quality for the Dubai Metro WiMAX system. With our experience in providing seamless connections between multi-bearers and in facilitating trackside WiMAX, we knew we could supply a superior, end-to-end solution. In particular, the Nomad system's unified network architecture gives du the advantage of centralised control over all station and on-board WiFi systems."

The Dubai Metro began service on September 9, 2009. Trains run along a corridor of wireless coverage linked to trackside wireless base stations, with WiMAX radios located at frequent intervals along the route.

Nomad installed the first-ever rail broadband system on the UK's Brighton Express in 2005 and is designing, building, constructing and managing the world's longest broadband corridor on the UK's 680km London to Glasgow route. It is currently active in markets worldwide, including the US, the Middle East, the Far East and Europe.

On the web: Dubai Metro - Digital Nomad

Posted to the site on 26th October 2009