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Moovera Networks, developer of fixed and mobile wireless access systems, has announced that Arriva Scotland West has chosen technology from Moovera to provide broadband Internet access on the brand new Glasgow Flyer shuttle service.

 

The recently commissioned fleet of eleven low-emission luxury buses operates between the Glasgow city center and Glasgow Airport under a contract awarded to Arriva Scotland West by the British Airport Authority (BAA).

 

Moovera Network announced that Arriva Scotland West has equipped the vehicles with the Moovbox M100 mobile broadband gateway from Moovera, which provides WiFi Internet access to passengers at broadband speeds up to 1.4Mbps throughout the journey.

 

“Using leading edge technology from Moovera, the free WiFi (News - Alert) access will help business people and other passengers stay in touch via the Internet while on the move, and make the most of their journey time to and from the airport,” Ralph Roberts, director and general manager at Arriva Scotland West, said in a press release.

 

The Moovbox M100 delivers WiFi Internet service to passengers in conjunction with the next-generation High Speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA) mobile broadband network from Vodafone (News - Alert) UK. Roberts explained that Arriva Scotland West staff can monitor the exact position of the fleet’s eleven vehicles in real time and assess the usage of the WiFi service through MoovManage, Moovera’s secure online management service.

 

“The Moovbox M Series mobile broadband gateway is helping transport operators like Arriva meet the demands of modern travelers,” said Jim Baker, CEO and founder of Moovera Networks.

 

He also said that the new Glasgow Flyer service will be heavily used by business passengers who value the ability to get online not only at the airport but also while traveling to and from it. He added, “With an ever-increasing number of WiFi enabled devices such as laptops, PDAs and mobile phones available to passengers, Internet access is becoming a mainstream requirement for forward-thinking operators such as Arriva.”

 

The Moovbox mobile gateway is a WiFi access point and cellular router, offering multiple wide area network (WAN) radios for automatic failover between carriers, and features built-in GPS for real-time positioning.

 

In addition, Moovbox products also offer secure Ethernet for IP-CCTV, DVR and telematics equipment with remote in-bound access for device control. The multi-user MoovManage service provides vehicle tracking, schedule adherence monitoring, remote device configuration, and WiFi portal and usage statistics.

 

 

 

 

 

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