Germany targets gigabit speeds for train passengers

All aboard! German train firm Deutsche Bahn, kit vendor Ericsson, operator O2 Telefónica and tower firm Vantage Towers teaming up to trial new ways to pump up 5G along Germany’s train tracks.
The ensemble of firms today got the nod from German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) for €6.4 million in funding to test the project to pipe gigabit 5G speeds to train passengers in Germany, called Gigabit Innovation Track (GINT). The firms now plan to ‘develop techn