TUPPER LAKE, NY — Bandwidth pricing and terminal certification remain hurdles to the widespread adoption of Starlink and OneWeb LEO broadband by railroads despite the good performance of both in recent trials in Britain and Lithuania, according to the companies that ran the tests.
Starlink and OneWeb are best suited for rail routes through rural areas where terrestrial connectivity is poor or intermittent. These are often trains traveling at less than full passenger capacity, in which case the cost is an issue.
For rail applications, the . . .
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