Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in Switzerland

Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by lukeqsee on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @04:53PM (#24852061)

Switzerland is also very small, as countries go. The longest train route is IC 1 (St. Gallen <-> Geneva) going from the (almost) easternmost point to the westernmost point, and it’s 4 hours (it does have a few higher speed sections close to Bern). They simply don’t need much speed if they run frequent and reliable trains.

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by icebraining on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @05:37PM (#24852495)

People in Europe travel between countries a lot. Luxembourg has high-speed rail with a single stop!

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by Ichthypresbyter on Thursday October 22, 2020 @06:17AM (#24856494)

And the Swiss railways operate high-speed trains for those links with neighbouring countries- their routes to Milan, Venice and Frankfurt use trains capable of 250 km/h (ETR610 or Giruno), though they only travel at 200 km/h within Switzerland.

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by teclordphrack2 on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @05:25PM (#24852365)

Size is never the reason.

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by ajmurmann on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @10:05PM (#24854229)

Not sure if your "never" statement is true, but it seems that more frequently than size, it's density or lack of it that makes the difference

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