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Personally I don't see a problem with this. This is in Europe, mobile data coverage is practically 100%, isn't it? Sure, they will find a way to waste any mone

• Nextgrid 3y ago
  Technically, good and usable Wi-Fi on the trains makes sense - instead of having hundreds of phones all transmitting and interfering with each other, you have a handful of modems on either side of the train (with external antennas) providing the backhaul for the on-board Wi-Fi. It should even be a win for the mobile providers too as it uses the spectrum more efficiently since less is wasted on interference.
• sofixa 3y ago
  > This is in Europe, mobile data coverage is practically 100%, isn't it? Not really. In tunnels and remote areas (I mean middle of nowhere train tracks with fields, hills, cows as the only things within a multi-km radius) coverage can be extremely spotty. Even on very highly used high speed routes like Paris-Lyon or commuter routes like Paris - Melun there are blind spots (and big ones depending on the provider).