Travellers will soon be surfing the web easier. From March, the train stations of Lille Flandres and Avignon test the first free and unlimited Wi-Fi network, provided by the operator SFR and deployed by the French company Nomosphère. Priority will then be given to Parisian and regional stations: a quarantine should be equipped in late June. And in February 2015, are 128 stations that offer WiFi to their users. "Our goal is to develop very fast and very strong. We are also the first in Europe to go so far, offering unlimited free WiFi. And we do not stop at these stations 128, believe me! "Promises executive director of Gares & Connexions, Rachel Picard.
Service funded by advertising :
To connect, users will have to create an account, then that will work in all stations equipped. Avanr to access the Internet , however, they will see an advertisement because the service is funded entirely through it . "The goal for us was that it was free for the traveler. There should not be any additional cost to the station, but the system will finance itself , "said AFP Director . Management portal and advertising has been entrusted to the company WiFi Metropolis.
Until now , free WiFi access was available in some railway stations , but only for SFR customers. The company wants to go further in future gradually offering over the next three years internet access to its travelers in the TGV . A consultation has been launched to telecom operators , specialized suppliers and manufacturers. In the longer term , the SNCF dream of a completely connected station where travelers could do their shopping online and pick them up later or play them on digital walls.
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