[justusthane]

What is "5G-enabled Wi-Fi"? Does that just mean the train receives its connectivity via 5G and broadcasts Wi-Fi?

[NullifyNAN]

Yeah train wifi is generally terrible. Basically the only real solution is 100% 5G coverage along all train tracks or starlink. This is basically a global issue because line-of-sight for trains is a hard problem.

[bombcar]

It's really hard, because anything gets confounded by tunnels unless you have specific repeaters for them, or the train is longer than the tunnel.

[tecleandor]

That's usually what I've seen done in Europe or even in Japan

[gsibble]

Sure appears that way. Wish they used Starlink. 5G cuts out at high speeds.

[tecleandor]

I've used some of those WiFi services at near 200mph, so I guess it'll depend on the 5G, LTE or HSPA frequencies it connects to. They're never great, though, although I guess that's also related to tunnels and the quantity of people aboard.