[CAnet - news] Free WIFI for students on Green Buses
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:30:07 -0500
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Some excerpts- BSA] http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/14/school-kids-enjoy-wi-fi-on-green-bus/ School kids enjoy Wi-Fi on The Green Bus There's a school bus service called The Green Bus in Birmingham, UK which operates double-decker, low-carbon emissions buses that carry over 1400 kids to school every day (saving over 2000 car journeys). The Green Bus is now providing free Wi-Fi to the children so that they can do their homework before they get to school (yeah, right) or more likely, play games on their Sony Playstation Portables and Nintendo DS machines. Indeed, there's a link on the Green Bus website which pops up the Tetris game. In addition to encouraging kids to play peer-to-peer games, the access points allow the bus company to monitor where the buses are in the city in real time. Parents as well as staff can follow the progress of any bus via Google maps. Icomera supplies the access points for the buses, which use 3G for their backhaul. Icomera's Moovbox access points have been installed in many buses, trains and ferries around Europe, providing Wi-Fi to public transport passengers (do a search on Muniwireless for Icomera and you will see their deployments). According to Icomera, "the free Wi-Fi service has been popular with students since its launch late last year with over 50% of users spending more than 20 minutes online, and 25% using the service more than five times. Research has shown that students prefer to travel in the social atmosphere of bus rather than by car, while for parents The Green Bus is more convenient, cost-effective and reduces peak-time congestion outside schools." 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margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>For more information on this item please visit = my blog at <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><a = href=3D"http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/">http://green-broadband.blog= spot.com/</a> or <a = href=3D"http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com">http://billstarnaud.blogspot.co= m</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------<o:p></o:= p></p> <h2><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'> [A great = example of using ICT carbon rewards rather than penalties (such as taxes) to reduce = personal carbon footprints. For more examples please see my blog </span><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'><a = href=3D"http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/">http://green-broadband.blog= spot.com/</a> </span><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Thanks to = Dewayne Hendricks for this pointer . Some excerpts– = BSA]<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p = class=3DMsoNormal>http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/01/14/school-kids-enjo= y-wi-fi-on-green-bus/ <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>School kids enjoy Wi-Fi on The Green = Bus<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>There’s a school bus service called The Green = Bus in Birmingham, UK which operates double-decker, low-carbon emissions buses = that carry over 1400 kids to school every day (saving over 2000 car = journeys). The Green Bus is now providing free Wi-Fi to the children so that they can = do their homework before they get to school (yeah, right) or more likely, play = games on their Sony Playstation Portables and Nintendo DS machines. Indeed, there’s a link on the Green Bus website which pops up the Tetris = game. In addition to encouraging kids to play peer-to-peer games, the access = points allow the bus company to monitor where the buses are in the city in real = time. Parents as well as staff can follow the progress of any bus via Google = maps.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Icomera supplies the access points for the buses, = which use 3G for their backhaul. Icomera’s Moovbox access points have been installed in many buses, trains and ferries around Europe, providing = Wi-Fi to public transport passengers (do a search on Muniwireless for Icomera and = you will see their deployments). According to Icomera, “the free Wi-Fi service has been popular with students since its launch late last year = with over 50% of users spending more than 20 minutes online, and 25% using = the service more than five times. Research has shown that students prefer to = travel in the social atmosphere of bus rather than by car, while for parents = The Green Bus is more convenient, cost-effective and reduces peak-time congestion = outside schools.”<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>There’s an initiative in rural Arkansas for = Wi-Fi on school buses.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>- - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>------<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_01F4_01C9765C.FB3D30D0-- --===============0098930240== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============0098930240==--