Technology news and Jobs 
VIRTUALISATION Adelaide gets Australia's first Internet-connected bus
VIRTUALISATION Adelaide gets Australia's first Internet-connected bus | Adelaide gets Australia's first Internet-connected bus |
|
| by Stuart Corner | |
| Monday, 31 August 2009 | |
  
Featured Whitepaper
5 Best Practices for Smartphone Support
The real-time passenger information system comes from transSpot of Israel. It uses the bus's location from GPS to display estimated time of arrival to the next stop, real-time news feeds provided by the ABC and time and location-based advertising. As the bus approaches a stop, the screens will display information about the location and any local business advertising associated with that stop. Passengers on the i-Commute bus will be able to use WiFi-equipped devices to access the Internet free through Adam Internet and content will be filtered using Webshield's filtering systems. Free Bluetooth services provided by Podmo will allow any capable mobile device to access applications for gaming and information. Access to current news on-screen will also be available. Real-time security is provided by an on-board camera that transmits information to a control centre. Cisco provided its mobile access routers. The entire system cost some $0.5m to set up.
This article first appeared in ExchangeDaily, iTWire's daily newsletter for telecommunications professionals. Register here for your free trial.
 |
Tags
| < Next story in category | Previous story in the category > |
|---|
